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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How has Pierre's huge inheritance changed him financially?
2. Who does Dolokhov propose to?
3. What makes Nicholas decide to return home on leave?
4. What happens to Nicholas during the battle at Schon Grabern?
5. Pierre receives two letters, one from Helene and another form his mother-in-law begging for Helene to come to live with him again. What is his response?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens between Bazdeev and Pierre at the post station?
2. Why is Nicholas so keen on sighting the wolf before anyone else?
3. What does Pierre's steward think when Pierre goes to his estates and recommends reforms?
4. What goes through Andrew's mind during the New Years Eve ball?
5. When Nicholas goes to Olmutz to see Boris why does he get into an argument with Prince Andrew?
6. What leads Pierre to challenge Dolokhov to a duel?
7. What are the obvious differences between Prince Andrew and Pierre that is illustrated at the start of the story?
8. How does the old prince react to Lise's death and why?
9. Why do the three princesses living at Count Bezukhov's treat Pierre so badly?
10. How does Pierre end up engaged to Helene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Are Tolstoy's characters "black" and "white"? Choose two of the "worst" and two of the "best" and use them to argue whether he looks at them in such a way. For example, how does he describe Helene, Anatole, Dolokhov, Mary, Sonya, or Pierre? Despite their actions, does he see them as acting with malice aforethought, or are their actions motivated by good intentions? You may choose other characters in addition to or instead of the above.
Essay Topic 2
Count Rostov and Countess Rostova are very different from Prince Bolkonski. Compare and contrast fully. What is of merit and the opposite in qualities of the three? Be sure to make references from throughout the book.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Tolstoy's use of minor characters as foils. How is their presence important? List some. What do they illuminate in the more important characters? How do we know they are foils? Are they catalysts in the change or do they merely act to illustrate the change? To write this essay, choose one of the three main characters and those involved mostly with that character and discuss this.
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