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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Commissar Strelnikov asks Yuri questions about his military service and destination. With which political group is Strelnikov associated?
(a) The Red Army.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The Provisional Government.
(d) The White Army.

2. Why did the soldiers of the Provisional Government bayonet a young idealist after he had already been killed by a rifle shot?
(a) He spoke to them.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They wanted to make sure he was really dead.
(d) He moved his arm.

3. 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 hopes the townspeople will help his family because he gave medical aid to an important member of the town during World War I.
(c) Yuri's uncle Nikolai now lives in Varykino and is willing to help the family.
(d) Yuri hopes the townspeople will help his family because his father once owned property and a factory in Varykino.

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

5. Where does fighting begin in the 1917 Russian revolution?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Kazan.
(c) Yuriatin.
(d) Moscow.

6. In his notebook, Yuri comments on the poetry of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. What elements of Pushkin's poetry does Yuri consider important?
(a) Meter and originality.
(b) Rhyme and flow.
(c) The use of idioms.
(d) Interpretations of truth.

7. What is in Yuri's notebook?
(a) Lists of supplies needed and their costs.
(b) Various writings about his life at Varykino.
(c) Poetry about the war.
(d) Names of people he has met on his journey.

8. When the Russian economy collapses, how do the citizens cope with the lack of food and supplies?
(a) Brave soldiers drive supply wagons to Asia.
(b) Groups of people travel to Europe to gather supplies.
(c) People barter among themselves.
(d) American troops drop care packages from airplanes.

9. When the Russian economy collapses, which two political groups begin to fight for power?
(a) The Provisional Government and the Socialists.
(b) The Bolsheviks and the Marxists.
(c) The Provisional Government and the Communists.
(d) The Provisional Government and the Bolsheviks.

10. Yura is studying to be a doctor. What else does he want to achieve in this life?
(a) He wants to study art.
(b) He wants to teach at the University.
(c) He wants to write a grand novel.
(d) He wants to become wealthy.

11. Lara's mother, Amalia Karlovna Guishar, takes over what type of shop?
(a) A bakery shop.
(b) A dress shop.
(c) A grocery shop.
(d) A shoe shop.

12. In October, which political group wins the fight and establishes political power?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Provisional Government.
(c) The Bolsheviks.
(d) The Socialists.

13. 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 works together in a factory.
(c) The family gathers together items to sell or use for barter.
(d) Yuri's uncle Nikolai sends them money for tickets.

14. At the end of Chapter 1, why is Madame Guishar offended?
(a) Her seamstresses have gone on strike.
(b) Her bakery can no longer receive flour.
(c) There is no fresh produce in the city.
(d) Lara has insulted her.

15. How many days did it take to clear the snowdrifts from the path?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Lara and Pasha live in the beginning of their marriage?

3. What stage of development does Pogorevshikh believe is a necessary for Russia's political development?

4. Yura is also called what name?

5. What happens to four of the conscripted workers one night as Yuri and his companions enter the mountains on their way to Varykino?

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