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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. What does Nicholas do after it is discovered that Denisov's money has been stolen?
(a) Nicholas goes to find the thief and catches him spending some of it.
(b) He goes out and celebrates.
(c) He follows Denisov's command to do nothing about it.
(d) He follows the man who stole it and beats him senseless for such outrageous behavior.

2. How does Nicholas handle his family's financial problems?
(a) He goes to speak to the steward, gets very angry, and kicks him out the door.
(b) Though he comes home to offer support, he is unable to do anything.
(c) He gets upset with his mother for begging him to come back to help when he knows nothing about such things.
(d) He gets upset with his father for mismanaging their estates.

3. What makes Nicholas decide to return home on leave?
(a) Sonya writes to him saying she is releasing him from his promise to marry her.
(b) His father writes to him saying that he is afraid Mitenka, their steward, is cheating him but does not know how to prove it.
(c) His mother writes him a pleading letter.
(d) The countess begs him to come home to cheer up Natasha.

4. Princess Mary leaves her father's study after speaking with him about the Kuragins. What occurs very shortly after that?
(a) She goes to talk with Lise, asking her what married life is like.
(b) She confides in Mlle. Bourienne that she thinks Anatole is handsome and hopes he will propose.
(c) She discovers Anatole in the conservatory with his arm around Mlle. Bourienne.
(d) She goes to her room weeping in the knowledge that no one will ever want to marry such a plain young woman as she.

5. At the Rostov's, the people gossip about Pierre. What do they say about him?
(a) That his friends are poorly chosen.
(b) That he cheats at cards.
(c) That he is abusive to his father.
(d) That he is a womanizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Anna Pavlovna wish for each newcomer to her soiree to speak with?

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

3. Why does Anna Mikhaylovna insist on taking Pierre to visit his father just before he dies?

4. What is Prince Vasili hoping to achieve by helping Pierre with his duties?

5. What is Maria Dmitrievna's reputation in Russian social circles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Pierre so unconcerned for his future?

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

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

4. What does Nicholas do that gets him in trouble with his superior officers?

5. What does Andrew think about after he is wounded?

6. Why does Nicholas feel troubled on seeing the Tsar with Napoleon?

7. How has Prince Andrew changed by being involved in the war instead of St. Petersburg society? Why did this change occur?

8. Dolokhov was last seen at Austerlitz talking back to a superior officer. What has happened since that time?

9. Why is Tushin called in to speak to Bagration and what is the result of his interview?

10. How does Pierre follow up with his attempts at self-purification and how does he view his fellow Masons?

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