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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. In Chapter 15, Yuri returns to Moscow. How does he find food and supplies on his journey?
(a) He steals food from an unsuspecting peasant.
(b) He gathers field gleanings and scrounges whatever he can from abandoned houses.
(c) He trades his coat to a farmer for produce.
(d) He works odd jobs in towns along the way, accepting food as payment.

2. In the book, Pasternak develops a parallel between the changes occurring in Russia and what other historical event?
(a) The fall of Adam and Eve.
(b) The fall of the Roman Empire.
(c) The conquests of the Vikings.
(d) The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

3. What does Yuri send to Marina?
(a) New shoes.
(b) A coat.
(c) Money.
(d) A love letter.

4. In Chapter 15, why does Lara travel to Moscow see Yuri?
(a) To tell Yuri his wife has died.
(b) To work with Yuri in the hospital.
(c) To tell Yuri she loves him.
(d) To attend Yuri's funeral.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, who comes to Yuri's aid while he is living in Moscow?

2. Yuri returns to Moscow during the Soviet NEP period. What does NEP stand for?

3. While Yuri is serving as a conscripted as a field doctor, how many times does he attempt escape?

4. Which rule does Yuri break while serving as a conscripted field doctor?

5. Why did the soldiers of the Provisional Government bayonet a young idealist after he had already been killed by a rifle shot?

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