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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Strelnikov's secret identity?
(a) Strelnikov is actually Ivan Ivanovich.
(b) Strelnikov is actually Lara's husband, Pasha.
(c) Strelnikov is actually Yuri's uncle, Nikolai.
(d) Strelnikov is actually Yuri's half brother, Evgraf.

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

5. What physical handicap does political leader Maxim Aristarkhovich Klintsov-Pogorevshikh have?
(a) He is a deaf-mute.
(b) He was crippled in the war.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is mentally challenged.

6. Why does Lara consider herself to be a bad person?
(a) She stole in order to feed her family.
(b) She feels guilty about her past.
(c) She wishes she could be Yuri's wife.
(d) She knows she does not love Pasha.

7. After returning to Moscow from Meliuzeievo, what does Yuri learn about his uncle, Nikolai Nikolaievich?
(a) His uncle had moved to France.
(b) His uncle has joined the Bolsheviks.
(c) His uncle sold the family home.
(d) His uncle was killed during a demonstration.

8. While on his journey to Varykino, what happens to Yuri as he walks near a river?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He is attacked by bandits.
(c) He falls in the river.
(d) He gazes at the moon and composes a new poem.

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

10. What does Yuri tell Commissar Strelnikov he wants out of life?
(a) He wants to experience real love.
(b) He wants the peace and anonymity of country life.
(c) He wants to become wealthy.
(d) He wants to be respected as an author.

11. What are Yuri's primary concerns during the winter?
(a) Having enough money for tobacco and liquor.
(b) Having enough food and fuel to survive.
(c) Having enough books and paper for the students.
(d) Having enough patients for his practice.

12. Which character does Lara treat in the hospital?
(a) Sasha.
(b) The handsome young soldier.
(c) Pasha.
(d) Dr. Zhivago.

13. How does Lara plan to end her affair with Komarovsky?
(a) She plans to tell him in a letter.
(b) She plans to run away.
(c) She plans to shoot him.
(d) She plans to tell him over dinner.

14. How do Yuri and his family finance their trip to Varykino?
(a) Yuri finds work in one of the few remaining factories.
(b) The family gathers together items to sell or use for barter.
(c) Yuri's uncle Nikolai sends them money for tickets.
(d) The family works together in a factory.

15. How does the illness affect Yuri?
(a) The fever affects his mind.
(b) His stomach is upset.
(c) His aching joints cripple his movement.
(d) The rash irritates his skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color represents the Marxist army?

2. What does Yuri's wife, Tonia, receive for trading an embroidered towel?

3. Why does Yuri go to the town of Yuriatin?

4. What is in Yuri's notebook?

5. Lara's mother, Amalia Karlovna Guishar, takes over what type of shop?

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