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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Natasha react when Anatole tells her he is in love with her?
(a) She tells him not to say that; she is engaged and in love with another man.
(b) She is flattered and presses his hand.
(c) She is uncomfortable at his lack of propriety, and questions how he could be in love with someone he's only just met the day before.
(d) She is overcome with delight and says nothing except that she is already engaged.

2. What does Julie Drubetskaya gossip about as everyone is preparing to leave Moscow?
(a) The Rostovs' difficulty in selling their estate.
(b) The Rostovs, namely Natasha's quick recovery.
(c) Pierre being ridiculous.
(d) Pierre's obvious liking for Natasha

3. What news does Pierre hear from Rostopchin and his adjutant when he arrives back in Moscow after Borodino?
(a) Anatole is dying and Helene has converted to Catholicism.
(b) Anatole has had his leg amputated and Helene is leaving Russia for Europe.
(c) Andrew is mortally wounded, and Moscow is being deserted.
(d) Anatole and Andrew have been killed and Helene is planning to marry again.

4. How does Helene's mother react to her attempt to get divorced?
(a) She is upset at first but later determines that Helene is right.
(b) She is furious as she has wanted to do the same.
(c) She is happy for her.
(d) She is unhappy but hopes Pierre will give her a lot of money.

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

6. After the battle at Borodino, where does Pierre stay the night?
(a) He sleeps in a field.
(b) He returns to Moscow that night.
(c) He sleeps in his carriage.
(d) He goes to one of his nearby estates.

7. How does Tolstoy view Napoleon's dispositions for the Battle of Borodino?
(a) He states that they are poorly done but the French were able to carry most of them out and win the battle.
(b) He states that it's easy to see that they are very confusing and could not be carried out.
(c) He states that due to Napoleon's genius, they are well drawn up and that they were carried out to the letter.
(d) He states they are very well drawn up but that they could not be carried out as they should have been.

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

9. What does Kutuzov ask Andrew to do after they speak of the old prince's death?
(a) He wants to send him to the frontline of battle.
(b) He wants him to stay with him on the staff.
(c) He wants to send him to act as intermediary with Arakcheev.
(d) He wants him to go to the Tsar to explain to him Kutuzov's plans.

10. How does Nicholas react to Mary when he arrives at Bogucharovo?
(a) He is sorry for her.
(b) He is embarrassed for intruding on her mourning.
(c) He is struck by her eyes and sees this as a romantic situation.
(d) He is too busy to think about her.

11. When does Sonya write to Nicholas and release him from his promise to marry her?
(a) After she hears that Nicholas has met Mary and that he is drawn to her.
(b) When the family is in Troitsa after Natasha has begun to tend Andrew and his wounds.
(c) She only writes to tell him how the family is in such financial straits.
(d) While the family is getting ready to leave Moscow she agrees to write.

12. 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 has dysentery and is afraid of being left alone in Moscow.
(c) He is terrified of the French as their demeanor changes when they are given orders to leave.
(d) He is badly wounded and knows he won't survive the march.

13. 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 amused at his size but also impressed with the civilian who wants to see the war.
(d) They are annoyed at first but when they see his determination to continue, they are impressed.

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

15. What brings about the change in Andrew in Yaroslavl?
(a) He gives up on the unpleasant struggle to live as his life has been so painful.
(b) His wound is not improving and infection has set in. He is frequently delirious.
(c) He dreams of trying to close a door on death and fails. He no longer fears death.
(d) He has gangrene and it weakens him so much that he cannot fight it any longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has caused Helene's illness?

2. What happens when Dolokhov goes to spy in the French camp near the village?

3. According Tolstoy, what errors did Napoleon make while he was in Moscow?

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

5. What does Natasha see happening to Mary in the future?

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