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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. 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 are derisive and unpleasant about his presence.
(b) They are annoyed at first but when they see his determination to continue, they are impressed.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They are amused at his size but also impressed with the civilian who wants to see the war.

2. Who does Maria Dmitrievna warn Natasha against?
(a) Princess Mary.
(b) the old Prince.
(c) Anatole.
(d) Helene.

3. What happens when Dolokhov goes to spy in the French camp near the village?
(a) He is asked for the password, doesn't have it, ignores the question, and moves on.
(b) He is asked for the password tries to leave quickly but is hindered by trouble mounting his horse.
(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.

4. Why is Petya forbidden by his general to take part in Denisov's action when he sends Petya with a dispatch for him?
(a) During a previous action, instead of staying back Petya rides to the front of the line and fires a pistol twice.
(b) Count Rostov has requested that Petya not be in action.
(c) Petya has disgraced himself with his generous but servile behavior with the rest of his regiment.
(d) Petya disobeys orders and, through his recklessness, disrupts an important skirmish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Mary right after her father dies?

3. Who is the "King of Rome"?

4. Who does Andrew meet outside of Kutuzov's quarters after the French have taken Smolensk?

5. Why does Boris speed up his courting of Julie Karagina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrew request a post in Turkey?

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

3. What happens to Nicholas when he and his regiment attack the French at Ostróvna?

4. What happens with Pierre after the reading of the Tsar's letter asking for money, serfs and equipment?

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

6. Why does Nicholas feel he cannot marry Mary?

7. How does Tolstoy view the causes of historical events (this is described while the French are in Moscow and the Russians are waiting in Tarútino for a good opportunity to attack)?

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

9. 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?

10. How does Pierre comfort Natasha after she tries to kill herself and how does she regard his words?

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