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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. What news does Pierre hear from Rostopchin and his adjutant when he arrives back in Moscow after Borodino?

2. Pierre is shown a section of Revelations by one of his fellow Masons which corresponds with Napoleon. What does he find in reading it?

3. What brings about the change in Andrew in Yaroslavl?

4. How does Nicholas react to Mary when he arrives at Bogucharovo?

5. Why does Tolstoy think Napoleon started the war with Russia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened to Pierre to change Natasha's view about him?

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

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

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

7. How do Mary and Natasha overcome their grief?

8. How does Princess Mary react to Nicholas when he enters Andrew's home at Bogucharovo and how does he react to her?

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

10. Why do the French end up abandoning a city that was their emperor's goal in invading Russia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dolokhov's character. Is he a villain or heroic? Why/why not? Use examples through out the story to defend your point.

Essay Topic 2

Explore Prince Andrew's mental and emotional changes in the story. What brings about each change? How is each change important to the action following it? How does his experience at Austerlizt affect his homecoming and later meeting with Pierre? How do you think his changes affect those around him? Consider other important changes to his character in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

In some dramatizations, the story of Nicholas, Sonya and Mary is greatly diminished or eliminated. Is their story important to the whole and if so why?

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