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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 torments Natasha when she thinks about Andrew after his death?
(a) What could have been and how her own folly ruined that.
(b) Her constantly telling him to sleep.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Her telling him that he would get better.

2. What happens when Platon makes a shirt for a French officer and presents it to him?
(a) Platon does not have it ready when he promised.
(b) Platon shows him his work and tries to keep the scraps for leg bands.
(c) Platon does not have the right supplies to make the shirt.
(d) Platon shows him his work and is pleased, but steals the leftover scraps.

3. 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 says that he has done more good for Russia than anyone else.
(b) He is discussing Speranski and how so much of what he did was not really useful.
(c) He is discussing Kutuzov and that he has the interests of Russia foremost in his decisions.
(d) He is discussing Bagration and that he is extremely valuable in his position.

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

5. Why does Pierre leave St. Petersburg for Moscow?
(a) He is depressed living with Helene and goes to Moscow to get away from her.
(b) Prince Andrew has come back from abroad and invites Pierre to visit him in Moscow.
(c) His carousing behavior is embarrassing to Helene, so she asks him to leave.
(d) He goes there to attend to matters on his estate there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Pierre do when he goes out into the streets of Moscow to find Napoleon?

3. How has Natasha changed since becoming ill?

4. What does Kutuzov ask Andrew to do after they speak of the old prince's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens between the Tsar and Kutuzov at Vilna after the last battle the Russians have with the French?

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

4. Where does Pierre go after Borodino and how has he reacted to the battle?

5. What is Tolstoy's view of Count Rostopchin's actions in Moscow immediately preceding the arrival of the French?

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

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

8. How does the old prince behave toward Mary after his last stroke?

9. How does Pierre and Andrew's meeting before the battle of Borodino go?

10. Why does Natasha get so upset during her visit with the Bolkonskis?

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