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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 5 - 6 Farewell to the Old and The Moscow Encampment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness affects Yuri and most of the city in the winter?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Measles.

2. How does the illness affect Yuri?
(a) His aching joints cripple his movement.
(b) The fever affects his mind.
(c) The rash irritates his skin.
(d) His stomach is upset.

3. Yura is studying to be a doctor. What else does he want to achieve in this life?
(a) He wants to write a grand novel.
(b) He wants to study art.
(c) He wants to become wealthy.
(d) He wants to teach at the University.

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

5. While in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate, which family member does Yura pray for?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Yuri tell his wife he is working with in Meliuzeievo?

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

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

4. What are Yuri's primary concerns during the winter?

5. What type of school is set up in Yuri and Tonia's house?

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