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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 15 Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuri's wife, Tonia, receive for trading an embroidered towel?
(a) Half of a roasted chicken.
(b) Half of a loaf of bread.
(c) Half of a roasted rabbit.
(d) Half of a roasted turkey.

2. Why does Lara admire Yuri?
(a) Because he has not let political propaganda infect his soul.
(b) Because he is kinder than Pasha.
(c) Because he is a good provider.
(d) Because he is a romantic poet.

3. What animals found lurking on the property in Varykino represent the pressures of the world lurking nearby?
(a) The owls.
(b) The ravens.
(c) The wolves.
(d) The bears.

4. The leaders of the Russian government are called by this name.
(a) Marxists.
(b) Communists.
(c) Kings.
(d) Tsars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yuri returns to Yuriatin, what does he discover in his room?

2. Who joins Dr. Zhivago at the front line to tend wounded soldiers?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 13, by the time Yuri returns to Yuriatin, which political party has gained control of the government?

4. While in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate, which family member does Yura pray for?

5. Why is Yuri's tree more noticeable that all the other trees?

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