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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 believe that Varykino would be a good place to resettle his family?
(a) Yuri has heard that Varykino is in desperate need of a physician.
(b) Yuri's uncle Nikolai now lives in Varykino and is willing to help the family.
(c) Yuri hopes the townspeople will help his family because he gave medical aid to an important member of the town during World War I.
(d) Yuri hopes the townspeople will help his family because his father once owned property and a factory in Varykino.

2. While traveling to Varykino, who travels with Yuri and his family?
(a) A platoon of soldiers.
(b) A mixture of professionals, conscripted workers, and peasants.
(c) Uncle Nikolai.
(d) A group of government officials.

3. What prediction does Commissar Strelnikov make during his meeting with Yuri?
(a) He predicts that Yuri will become a famous poet and author.
(b) He predicts that they will meet again.
(c) He predicts that Yuri will die as an old man in his bed.
(d) He predicts that Germany will invade Russia again.

4. How does Evgraf help Yuri's family during the winter?
(a) He repairs their leaky roof.
(b) He repairs their car.
(c) He drives Yuri to the hospital.
(d) He arranges for them to have better supplies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During Yuri's trip to Varykino, which group succeeds in taking control of the northern mountains?

2. Upon the advice of her lawyer, where does Amalia Karlovna Guishar send Lara?

3. When the Russian economy collapses, how do the citizens cope with the lack of food and supplies?

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

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

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