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

2. What stage of development does Pogorevshikh believe is a necessary for Russia's political development?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Feudalism.
(d) Socialism.

3. How well do Yuri and Strelnikov get along when they meet in Varykino?
(a) They are suspicious and jealous of each other.
(b) They have a fist fight.
(c) They engage in a heated argument over Lara.
(d) They respect each other and get along well.

4. What happens to Lara after Yuri leaves and is conscripted?
(a) She follows Yuri into service as a field nurse.
(b) Her husband takes her daughter away to Moscow.
(c) She has neither husband nor lover, and is left with only her daughter.
(d) Her husband forgives her affair and they resume family life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After returning to Moscow from Meliuzeievo, what does Yuri learn about his uncle, Nikolai Nikolaievich?

2. Why is a group of soldiers executed near Yuri's tree?

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

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

5. What must Yuri do in order to remain safe in Yuriatin?

(see the answer key)

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