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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maria Dmitrievna respond to Natasha's insolence at the dinner table?
(a) She doesn't hear her.
(b) She tells her to sit down and be quiet.
(c) She severely rebukes her for being so rude.
(d) She tells her she is having carrot ice for dessert and laughs at her.

2. After the Council of War before the battle of Austerlitz, Prince Andrew reflects on what is being said. What are his thoughts?
(a) He wanted to contribute but couldn't. He hopes to act on his own and achieve the glory he longs for.
(b) He is bored by the discussion, wants to change the entire plan.
(c) He is shocked at Kutuzov's inattention to it and resents the lack of opportunity to state his ideas.
(d) He is consumed with fear that he may die the next day.

3. What does Prince Andrew look at as he is driving through a forest that confirms he is feeling that his life has nothing new to offer?
(a) An animal carcass.
(b) An oak which has not yet leafed out.
(c) An abandoned hut.
(d) Dead trees.

4. What dance do Denisov and Natasha do at Iogel's ball?
(a) The minuet.
(b) The waltz.
(c) The twist.
(d) The mazurka.

5. What is Maria Dmitrievna's reputation in Russian social circles?
(a) She is known for her horrible temper.
(b) She is known as a former great beauty.
(c) She is known as a woman of good sense and unadorned speech.
(d) She is known as a woman of wealth and rank.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Pierre's huge inheritance changed him financially?

2. Who are Princess Mary's "God's Folk"?

3. What does Pierre do when he goes to St. Petersburg?

4. How does Nicholas handle his family's financial problems?

5. Natasha enjoys going into her mother's room at bedtime to talk with her. What do they talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kutuzov not push his troops into combat?

2. What goes through Andrew's mind during the New Years Eve ball?

3. What happens between Bazdeev and Pierre at the post station?

4. What leads Pierre to challenge Dolokhov to a duel?

5. Prince Vasili is described in the beginning at Anna Pavlovna's soiree. What is Prince Vasili's most notable characteristic at this point in the story.

6. Why is Nicholas so keen on sighting the wolf before anyone else?

7. What happens with Andrew at the war council and what leads up to it?

8. Dolokhov wants to beat Rostov at cards and sets a monetary number for himself. What is this number and how and why does he arrive at it?

9. What strange aspect do readers see in Dolokhov in the chapters following the duel?

10. When Nicholas goes to Olmutz to see Boris why does he get into an argument with Prince Andrew?

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