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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. In October, which political group wins the fight and establishes political power?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Socialists.
(c) The Bolsheviks.
(d) The Provisional Government.

2. Why does Lara fear arrest?
(a) Because she made the seamstress angry.
(b) Because she is related to Pasha.
(c) Because Yuri refuses to register with the government.
(d) Because she buys goods from the black market.

3. How does Lara plan to end her affair with Komarovsky?
(a) She plans to tell him over dinner.
(b) She plans to shoot him.
(c) She plans to run away.
(d) She plans to tell him in a letter.

4. Yura is studying to be a doctor. What else does he want to achieve in this life?
(a) He wants to study art.
(b) He wants to teach at the University.
(c) He wants to write a grand novel.
(d) He wants to become wealthy.

5. Yuri discovers that Lara has been reading books about which political philosophy?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Lara treat in the hospital?

2. During the summer, how many jobs does Yuri take in order to make ends meet?

3. What does Yuri's wife, Tonia, receive for trading an embroidered towel?

4. Whose home does Yuri return to after escaping from his conscription?

5. What are Yuri's primary concerns during the winter?

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