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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 3 - 4 The Sventitsky's Christmas Party and The Hour of the Inevitable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lara's mother, Amalia Karlovna Guishar, takes over what type of shop?
(a) A dress shop.
(b) A shoe shop.
(c) A bakery shop.
(d) A grocery shop.

2. The members of the rebellion desire what form of government?
(a) Monarchy.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Socialism.

3. Where do Yura and his uncle Nikolai live first?
(a) England.
(b) His uncle's estate.
(c) A monastery.
(d) A hotel.

4. Why was Yura poor?
(a) Yura's father could not find work.
(b) The government had taken all their posessions.
(c) Yura's father had squandered the family fortune.
(d) Yura's father was on strike.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does fighting begin in the 1917 Russian revolution?

3. After her affair with Komarovsky ends, whom does Lara marry?

4. What happens to Yura in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate?

5. What does Lara do when Pasha joins the Russian army?

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