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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 13 Opposite the House of Sculptures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mode of transportation does Yuri and his family use as they leave for the town of Varykino in the early spring?
(a) A stolen Army truck.
(b) A horse and cart.
(c) Their own feet.
(d) The train.

2. With which political group does Yuri side?
(a) The White Army.
(b) The Red Army.
(c) None.
(d) The anarchists.

3. How does the illness affect Yuri?
(a) The rash irritates his skin.
(b) The fever affects his mind.
(c) His stomach is upset.
(d) His aching joints cripple his movement.

4. In the spring, Yuri's half brother, Evgraf, brings a sick peasant in for treatment. What is Yuri's diagnosis?
(a) Lupus.
(b) The measles.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A staph infection.

5. Several conflicts are present in the book. Which struggle best describes the conflict between the warring political parties?
(a) The struggle of personal freedoms versus the common good.
(b) The struggle of capitalism versus communalism.
(c) The struggle of order versus chaos.
(d) The struggle of territory versus common property.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does fighting begin in the 1917 Russian revolution?

2. During Yuri's trip to Varykino, which group succeeds in taking control of the northern mountains?

3. Why does Yuri go to the town of Yuriatin?

4. What does Yuri tell Commissar Strelnikov he wants out of life?

5. How does Lara plan to end her affair with Komarovsky?

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