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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. After returning to Moscow from Meliuzeievo, what does Yuri learn about his uncle, Nikolai Nikolaievich?
(a) His uncle was killed during a demonstration.
(b) His uncle sold the family home.
(c) His uncle has joined the Bolsheviks.
(d) His uncle had moved to France.

2. When Yura and his uncle live in a house owned by the Gromekos, which character also lives in the house?
(a) Lara Guishar.
(b) Pasha Antipov.
(c) Misha Gordon.
(d) Ivan Ivanovich.

3. After watching a worker's demonstration, what job does Pasha Antipov want?
(a) He wants to be the fire chief.
(b) He wants to be chief of police.
(c) He wants to be a lawyer.
(d) He wants to be a teacher.

4. What does Commissar Strelnikov believe everyone must do during the Russian Civil War?
(a) Everyone should be prepared for the hardships of war.
(b) People should use their rations wisely.
(c) Everyone must choose a side.
(d) People should help each other.

5. What does Yuri barter for food and goods from a central distribution center?
(a) His medical services.
(b) A carton of stolen cigarettes.
(c) His winter coat.
(d) His car.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate, which family member does Yura pray for?

2. In the book, Pasternak develops a parallel between the changes occurring in Russia and what other historical event?

3. In chapter one, Yura's father jumps from which type of vehicle?

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

5. What physical handicap does political leader Maxim Aristarkhovich Klintsov-Pogorevshikh have?

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