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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 does Yuri tell Commissar Strelnikov he wants out of life?
(a) He wants to become wealthy.
(b) He wants the peace and anonymity of country life.
(c) He wants to be respected as an author.
(d) He wants to experience real love.

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

3. In his notebook, Yuri comments on the poetry of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. What elements of Pushkin's poetry does Yuri consider important?
(a) The use of idioms.
(b) Rhyme and flow.
(c) Interpretations of truth.
(d) Meter and originality.

4. In Chapter 13, what type of criminal do some people in Yuriatin suspect Yuri of being?
(a) A deserter
(b) A Tsarist sympathizer
(c) A bad doctor
(d) A unregistered citizen

5. Why does Lara leave the front line and return to Moscow?
(a) She thinks that Pasha is dead.
(b) Pasha's tour of duty is over.
(c) She is offered a job at the hospital in Moscow.
(d) Lara learns that her mother is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the independent republic that Blazheiko sets up and backs with a force of deserters from the 212th Infantry?

2. What is Strelnikov's secret identity?

3. When the Russian economy collapses, how do the citizens cope with the lack of food and supplies?

4. While on his journey to Varykino, what happens to Yuri as he walks near a river?

5. Tonia must trade goods for food. Why does the soldier get to eat for free?

(see the answer key)

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