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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Count Rostov say to Petya when he says he wants to join the army?
(a) He is sympathetic with his son's patriotism and goes to get a posting for him.
(b) He begs him not to speak of it with the Countess as she will be very upset.
(c) He is embarrassed that this should cme up when they have dinner guests and flatly refuses to help him.
(d) He says that Petya is so young, his mother's milk is not yet dry on his lips.

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

3. What does Pierre find about himself while walking and when being still?
(a) When he is marching he is afraid of the French killing a prisoner who can't keep up but when he stops, he feels more secure.
(b) His feet hurt, but when he marches the pain leaves.
(c) He is indifferent to either and just does what he must to survive.
(d) He finds that now he has no reason to afraid, for as Platon has said, "Suffer an hour, live for an age!"

4. What happens when Natasha goes to the Bolkonski's to visit Mary and the old prince?
(a) Mary meets her and is delighted with how fashionable and charming she is.
(b) Mlle Bourienne greets her but is rude to her knowing that the old prince does not favor the engagement. Mary is very welcoming.
(c) Mlle Bourienne greets her and says regretfully that the prince is indisposed and Mary is not at home.
(d) Mary immediately dislikes her, while the prince refuses to see her.

5. 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 uncomfortable at his lack of propriety, and questions how he could be in love with someone he's only just met the day before.
(c) She is flattered and presses his hand.
(d) She is overcome with delight and says nothing except that she is already engaged.

6. Who does the countess first begin to talk to just before she begins to weep after Petya's death?
(a) The count.
(b) Mary.
(c) Natasha.
(d) Petya.

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

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

9. How does Nicholas receive Mary when she comes to visit him, his mother and Sonya?
(a) He is happy she has come to see his mother but is too busy to care otherwise.
(b) He is moody and will not speak much with her.
(c) He is very happy to see her and hopes to renew their acquaintance.
(d) He is happy to see her and to tell her of his and Sonya's engagement.

10. The French doctor, Metivier, goes to visit with the old Prince Bolkonsky. What is the result?
(a) The old prince becomes convinced that he is a spy and makes him leave.
(b) As it is the old Prince's name day, he has so many visitors that he is unaware of his presence.
(c) The old prince is delighted at his coming and spends the entire evening talking mostly to him.
(d) The old prince becomes quite friendly with him but then gets upset when he pays attention to Mlle. Bourienne.

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

12. What sort of man is Rostopchin?
(a) He is a very cruel man who has no regard for anyone.
(b) He is a man who means well and is generally kind.
(c) He is a dutiful servant of the Tsar's.
(d) He is a bit brutal with a close eye on how people perceive his actions.

13. Why does Boris speed up his courting of Julie Karagina?
(a) His leave is ending and he is having trouble finding time to visit with her as he has so much to do.
(b) He is madly in love with her and fears if he doesn't propose quickly, he will lose the opportunity.
(c) His mother, Anna Mikhaylovna, tells him that Prince Vasili is trying to arrange a marriage between Julie and Anatole.
(d) He is madly in love with her and sees with each visit that she is increasingly receptive to his attentions.

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

15. Shortly after Natasha's recovery from her illness, why does Pierre decide not to visit with the Rostovs anymore?
(a) He is angry of Natasha's continued love for Andrew when Andrew refuses to forgive her.
(b) He realizes that he is in love with Natasha and is made uncomfortable by her attentions to him.
(c) Countess Rostova tells him that Natasha is only happy when he is around.
(d) He becomes occupied in joining the army and cannot spend time with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julie Drubetskaya gossip about as everyone is preparing to leave Moscow?

2. How does Napoleon regard Moscow before he and his troops enter the city?

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

4. How has Natasha changed since becoming ill?

5. Who is Count Rostopchin?

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