1. What happens to Yura in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate?
(a) He argues with his uncle.
(b) He sees his family.
(c) He faints.
(d) He writes his first poem.

2. What is the title of the poem that Yuri writes about someone he calls "darling," probably Tonia, who was "born in Kursk"?
(a) Blue Moon.
(b) Two At A Window.
(c) Darling Mine.
(d) White Night.

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

4. What does Commissar Strelnikov believe everyone must do during the Russian Civil War?
(a) Everyone should be prepared for the hardships of war.
(b) People should use their rations wisely.
(c) Everyone must choose a side.
(d) People should help each other.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem, "Summer in Town," Yuri writes "With an impatient gesture," an unidentified woman sweeps up her hair and becomes "a woman in a helmet." Which woman is angry with Yuri?

2. While living across the street from the house of sculptures in Chapter 13, why do Lara and Yuri feel they must leave Yuriatin soon?

3. Who cares for Yuri while he is ill?

4. What does Yuri discover about the boy he shot?

5. The washing woman has a special friend who died during the war. What was her friend's name?

(see the answer key)

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