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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 8 - 9 Arrival and Varykino.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yuri love Lara?
(a) She has pretty eyes.
(b) They like the same authors.
(c) She arouses a new passion in him.
(d) She is wonderful cook and Yuri feels at home with her.

2. Who seduces Lara when she is 16?
(a) Komarovsky.
(b) Vedeniapin.
(c) Zhivago.
(d) Duplyanka.

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

4. In the spring, Yuri's half brother, Evgraf, brings a sick peasant in for treatment. What is Yuri's diagnosis?
(a) A staph infection.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Cancer.
(d) The measles.

5. Lara and Pasha have a daughter. What is the child's name?
(a) Katrina.
(b) Kamalia.
(c) Katenka.
(d) Karolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book begins with what type of scene?

2. How long did Yuri's affair with Lara last?

3. What stage of development does Pogorevshikh believe is a necessary for Russia's political development?

4. Where do Yura and his uncle Nikolai live first?

5. Who helps Yuri during his illness in the winter?

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