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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Pierre has difficulty getting on a horse to ride with a general, how does the staff react to the sight of him?
(a) They laugh at him.
(b) They are derisive and unpleasant about his presence.
(c) They are annoyed at first but when they see his determination to continue, they are impressed.
(d) They are amused at his size but also impressed with the civilian who wants to see the war.

2. What is wrong with the prisoner, Sokolov, who is terrified when the French start to march them all out of Moscow?
(a) He has fever, is dying, and knows he won't survive the march.
(b) He is terrified of the French as their demeanor changes when they are given orders to leave.
(c) He is badly wounded and knows he won't survive the march.
(d) He has dysentery and is afraid of being left alone in Moscow.

3. How do the French react to the ringing of bells when they enter Moscow?
(a) They are joyful at such a pleasant sound thinking that the Russians are welcoming them.
(b) They are disturbed because they do not know the bells are ringing for vespers.
(c) They are confused and wonder what the bells mean.
(d) They are pleased to hear them and think that services are still being held even though the city has been conquered.

4. Who does Nicholas meet with his squadron when seeking shelter at an inn from the rain?
(a) A pretty young woman who flirts with all the soldiers.
(b) Denisov.
(c) The regimental doctor and his pretty wife.
(d) An aunt of Princess Mary's.

5. Boris is at a ball dancing with Helene at Vilna. Who arrives to speak with the tsar?
(a) Balashev.
(b) Arakcheev.
(c) Prince Bagration.
(d) None of the above.

6. Where do the wounded soldiers go when everyone is leaving Moscow before the French arrive?
(a) They go to a hospital.
(b) Most go out of the city but a few go into the Rostovs' yard.
(c) They ask to rest in the yards of the people leaving Moscow.
(d) They are all leaving Moscow as quickly as they can.

7. What happens when Dolokhov goes to spy in the French camp near the village?
(a) The French offer him soup but he makes a mistake despite his fluency and they become alarmed.
(b) He is asked for the password tries to leave quickly but is hindered by trouble mounting his horse.
(c) He is asked for the password, gives it, and is told how many French are there.
(d) He is asked for the password, doesn't have it, ignores the question, and moves on.

8. How does Napoleon react to Balashev when they first meet?
(a) He is extremely rude to him and says that his coming is pointless as Napoleon will take Russia to unify Europe.
(b) He questions him with hostility on the changes in demands that Alexander has made.
(c) He says that the war with Russia was forced by Russia's alliance with England.
(d) He is at first extremely polite but then he tells Balashev that he will take Russia.

9. After the end of the war, when does Pierre say he will go to St. Petersburg?
(a) He go the day after he visits with Mary and Natasha.
(b) He will go in a few days.
(c) He doesn't know if he'll go or not.
(d) He doesn't go.

10. Who arrives at the Rostov's home in Moscow after they have left?
(a) A cousin of the count's.
(b) Andrew.
(c) A looting officer.
(d) Pierre.

11. How is the death of Bagration received in St. Petersburg?
(a) As he is among three well-known and liked men who die in the same battle, he is mourned equally with them.
(b) Everyone is deeply grieved, as he has done so much for the war effort and all his troops loved him.
(c) Not much is said because everyone is sad about the death of Kutaysov.
(d) No one really is terribly upset as he had made himself terribly unpopular for expressing his frank opinion of Barclay de Tolly.

12. Who pays special attention to Natasha at the opera with Maria Dmitrievna?
(a) Helene.
(b) Anatole.
(c) Dolokhov.
(d) Boris.

13. Who joins Denisov in his guerrilla efforts?
(a) Dolokhov.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) A French deserting drummer boy.
(d) Tikhon, the Bolkonski's servant.

14. Who does Andrew meet outside of Kutuzov's quarters after the French have taken Smolensk?
(a) Boris.
(b) Anatole.
(c) Denisov.
(d) Berg.

15. When Andrew goes to visit his family at Bald Hills, he begins to tell little Nicholas the story of Bluebeard and but then stops and begins to brood over something. What is he thinking about?
(a) He is thinking about Natasha after a recent conversation with Mary which makes him irritable.
(b) He is thinking about how he will find Anatole and punish him.
(c) He has no remorse for arguing with his father nor tender feeling for his son.
(d) He is thinking about how sad he is to leave Mary with his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Petya when he goes with Dolokhov to attack the French?

2. After Andrew leaves to join the army a second time, what does the old Prince Bolkonski say to Mary before showing her Andrew's second letter?

3. Natasha receives a letter. What does it say and who is it from?

4. What does Pierre do when he goes out into the streets of Moscow to find Napoleon?

5. How does Kutuzov react when he hears that the French have left Moscow?

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