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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 15 Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Yuri hope to find upon his return to Yuriatin?
(a) Lara.
(b) Tonya.
(c) Uncle Nikolai.
(d) Evgraf.

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

3. What type of tree does Yuri discover growing near the camp on a piece of high ground?
(a) A weeping willow.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) A rowan tree.
(d) A pine tree.

4. Why does Yuri wish to kill the Bolshevik officer?
(a) Yuri feels the officer's cocaine addiction renders him unfit for his position.
(b) Yuri is tired of listening to the man's constant political lectures.
(c) Yuri knows the officer is treating his men with unusual cruelty.
(d) Yuri wants to kill the officer in order to escape.

5. Whom does Yuri tell his wife he is working with in Meliuzeievo?
(a) Maxim.
(b) Lara.
(c) Nikolai.
(d) Blazheiko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is a group of soldiers executed near Yuri's tree?

2. Why does the White Army leave a mutilated man for the Red Army to discover?

3. After returning to Moscow from Meliuzeievo, what does Yuri learn about his uncle, Nikolai Nikolaievich?

4. In Chapter 15, Yuri returns to Moscow. How does he find food and supplies on his journey?

5. What does Yuri's new friend study during the NEP period?

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