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

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

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

4. Why does Dr. Zhivago leave the front line and return to the hospital?
(a) The hospital offers him a promotion.
(b) He returns to treat the wounded Lara.
(c) He is wounded by a shell explosion.
(d) He cannot stand the gruesome nature of war.

5. The book begins with what type of scene?
(a) A party.
(b) A demonstration.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Yura is also called what name?

3. During World War I, which country invaded Russia?

4. During World War I, Dr. Zhivago, serves in a hospital in which city?

5. Yura is studying to be a doctor. What else does he want to achieve in this life?

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