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

2. What does Bagration write to Arakcheev?
(a) He wants Arakcheev to appoint a minister other than Barclay de Tolly.
(b) He is apprising him of what is going on in the campaign.
(c) He requests that Arakcheev moves him from under Barclay de Tollys' command even if he is only to command a regiment.
(d) He wants to change the chain of command so that he is not subordinate to Barclay.

3. Who assists Anatole in his abduction of Natasha?
(a) No one.
(b) Helene.
(c) Dolokhov.
(d) Dolokhov and Helene.

4. What does Kutuzov say to his troops at the end of his speech before the battle of Krasnoe?
(a) "They will leave Russia if we chase them or not!"
(b) None of the above.
(c) "But after all who asked them here? Serves them right, the bloody bastards!"
(d) "I know you will all do your best for the Fatherland!"

5. When Pierre goes to see Andrew after his return from his cure, who is Andrew talking about and what does he say before and immediately after their greeting?
(a) He is discussing Speranski and how so much of what he did was not really useful.
(b) He is discussing Bagration and that he is extremely valuable in his position.
(c) He is discussing Speranski and says that he has done more good for Russia than anyone else.
(d) He is discussing Kutuzov and that he has the interests of Russia foremost in his decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Natasha react when Anatole tells her he is in love with her?

2. How does Kutuzov react to Lauriston's coming to see him to negotiate peace?

3. What does Mary notice when she and Natasha meet with Pierre?

4. What happens to Mary when she is leaving Bogucharovo for Moscow?

5. How long did the French and Russians not engage in battle after Borodino?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what state is Andrew when Natasha finds him traveling with her family out of Moscow, and what is his reaction to seeing her?

2. Why is Kutuzov at odds with his generals while they are waiting for the French to leave Moscow?

3. When the French are marching with the prisoners, what does Pierre notice of himself when marching and when resting?

4. What change does Pierre notice in the French soldiers guarding him and other prisoners when they are leaving Moscow and how does he regard it?

5. What happens to Pierre after he is taken prisoner by the French after meeting with Davout?

6. How does Sonya react to Natasha when she finds Anatole's letter to her?

7. How does Tolstoy view the war and its causes?

8. While Moscow is being abandoned, what is everyone in St. Petersburg saying about Helene?

9. Berg goes to the Rostov's as they are packing up to leave Moscow. Why does he go there?

10. What does Napoleon say to Rapp about colds and medicine before the battle of Borodino?

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