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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Dr. Zhivago have published during World War I?
(a) A poem.
(b) A book.
(c) A song.
(d) An article in the most respected Russian medical journal.

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

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

5. What is the name of the man who now runs the estate once owned by Yuri's father?
(a) Mikulitsyn.
(b) Sergeevich.
(c) Nikolai.
(d) Nikulitsyn.

6. Why does Lara love Yuri?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is an attractive man.
(c) He has a beautiful mind.
(d) He is willing to take her to America.

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

8. Tonia must trade goods for food. Why does the soldier get to eat for free?
(a) The soldier has a gun and everyone is afraid to complain about his behavior.
(b) The government has agreed to pay the food vendors each month.
(c) The soldier is the son of the vendor.
(d) The soldier is given free food because everyone respects his willingness to defend their country.

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

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

11. While Lara works as a housewife and teaches at the gymnasium, what does Pasha do?
(a) He works as a schoolteacher.
(b) He works in Madame Guishar's bakery.
(c) He works in an ammunition factory.
(d) He joins the protests and becomes a political activist.

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

13. Whom does Yuri meet at the beginning of May?
(a) Uncle Nikolai.
(b) Evgraf.
(c) Lara.
(d) Ivan Ivanovich.

14. In the book, Pasternak develops a parallel between the changes occurring in Russia and what other historical event?
(a) The conquests of the Vikings.
(b) The fall of Adam and Eve.
(c) The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(d) The fall of the Roman Empire.

15. While in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate, which family member does Yura pray for?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Yuri's affair with Lara last?

2. During the Presnia uprising, which character meets and falls in love with Lara?

3. How do Yuri and his family finance their trip to Varykino?

4. Why was Yura poor?

5. Why does Dr. Zhivago leave the front line and return to the hospital?

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