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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 7 Train to the Urals.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. While traveling to Varykino, who travels with Yuri and his family?
(a) A mixture of professionals, conscripted workers, and peasants.
(b) Uncle Nikolai.
(c) A group of government officials.
(d) A platoon of soldiers.

4. What does Dr. Zhivago have published during World War I?
(a) An article in the most respected Russian medical journal.
(b) A poem.
(c) A song.
(d) A book.

5. Where do Lara and Pasha live in the beginning of their marriage?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Leningrad.
(c) Petrograd.
(d) Yuriatin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the Presnia uprising, which character meets and falls in love with Lara?

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

4. In October, which political group wins the fight and establishes political power?

5. What illness affects Yuri and most of the city in the winter?

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