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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. Which character does Lara treat in the hospital?
(a) Dr. Zhivago.
(b) Pasha.
(c) Sasha.
(d) The handsome young soldier.

2. Upon the advice of her lawyer, where does Amalia Karlovna Guishar send Lara?
(a) To school.
(b) To England.
(c) To Moscow.
(d) To the country.

3. During World War I, which country invaded Russia?
(a) America.
(b) Japan.
(c) Europe.
(d) Germany.

4. During World War I, Dr. Zhivago, serves in a hospital in which city?
(a) Yuriatin.
(b) Leningrad.
(c) Petrograd.
(d) Moscow.

5. In the first chapter, many workers protest working conditions by leaving their jobs. What word is used in the book to describe that type of protest?
(a) Recession.
(b) Hit.
(c) Strike.
(d) Demonstration.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, why is Madame Guishar offended?

2. Why does Dr. Zhivago leave the front line and return to the hospital?

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

4. The book begins with what type of scene?

5. Why does Lara consider herself to be a bad person?

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