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

3. Where do Lara and Pasha live in the beginning of their marriage?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Yuriatin.
(c) Leningrad.
(d) Petrograd.

4. The book begins with what type of scene?
(a) A party.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A demonstration.
(d) A funeral.

5. Why does Yuri believe that Varykino would be a good place to resettle his family?
(a) Yuri hopes the townspeople will help his family because he gave medical aid to an important member of the town during World War I.
(b) Yuri has heard that Varykino is in desperate need of a physician.
(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.

6. Where on the estate are the Zhivagos allowed to live?
(a) In a cramped barn.
(b) In the main building.
(c) In a small building on the grounds.
(d) They are not allowed to live on the estate.

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

8. In the first chapter, many workers protest working conditions by leaving their jobs. What word is used in the book to describe that type of protest?
(a) Recession.
(b) Demonstration.
(c) Strike.
(d) Hit.

9. During World War I, which country invaded Russia?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) Europe.

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

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

12. Why does Yuri go to the town of Yuriatin?
(a) To administer vaccinations.
(b) To visit an old friend.
(c) To gather medical supplies.
(d) To read books in the public library.

13. What type of school is set up in Yuri and Tonia's house?
(a) A medical school.
(b) An elementary school.
(c) An officer training school.
(d) An agricultural school.

14. What form of government does the new ruling party in October first establish?
(a) A Marxist party.
(b) A dictatorship of the proletariat.
(c) A Socialist union.
(d) A Communist regime.

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