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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuri do while alone in Mikulitsyn's house?
(a) He drinks vodka and writes about Lara.
(b) He sleeps late and writes about politics.
(c) He rises early and tends the garden.
(d) He repairs holes the rats have made.

2. While Yuri is serving as a conscripted as a field doctor, how many times does he attempt escape?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

3. Whom do Lara and Yuri learn they share as a common nemesis?
(a) The seamstress.
(b) Strelnikov.
(c) Pasha.
(d) Komarovsky.

4. What does the blood on the snow outside of Mikulitsyn's house remind Yuri of?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Tears.
(c) Rowan berries.
(d) Rain.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 14, who annoys Yuri and Lara with his return to Yuriatin?
(a) Komarovsky.
(b) Pasha.
(c) Strelnikov.
(d) Uncle Nikolai.

6. Why does Lara fear arrest?
(a) Because she made the seamstress angry.
(b) Because she is related to Pasha.
(c) Because she buys goods from the black market.
(d) Because Yuri refuses to register with the government.

7. What animals found lurking on the property in Varykino represent the pressures of the world lurking nearby?
(a) The bears.
(b) The owls.
(c) The wolves.
(d) The ravens.

8. In Chapter 13, what new information does Lara give Yuri?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) The government is looking for him.
(c) He has a new daughter named Masha.
(d) He has a new son named Misha.

9. Why does Yuri have delirious thoughts and dreams in Chapter 13?
(a) He is suffering from exhaustion.
(b) He is suffering from a fever.
(c) He longs to see Lara.
(d) He ate spoiled food.

10. While living in Mikulitsyn's house, what hobby does Yuri pursue?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Wood carving.
(c) Poetry writing.
(d) Chess.

11. Yuri returns to Moscow during the Soviet NEP period. What does NEP stand for?
(a) New Education Period.
(b) New Employee Policy.
(c) New Economic Policy.
(d) New Education Policy.

12. How long does Yuri serve as a conscripted field doctor?
(a) Eighteen weeks.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Eighteen months.

13. What mode of travel do Lara and Yuri use on their journey out of Yuriatin?
(a) A train.
(b) A stolen Army truck.
(c) A horse and sleigh.
(d) A wagon.

14. Why does the White Army leave a mutilated man for the Red Army to discover?
(a) The mutilated man is a warning about war atrocities.
(b) The mutilated man is a black market trader.
(c) The mutilated man is a spy.
(d) The mutilated man was a political leader.

15. How well do Yuri and Strelnikov get along when they meet in Varykino?
(a) They are suspicious and jealous of each other.
(b) They have a fist fight.
(c) They respect each other and get along well.
(d) They engage in a heated argument over Lara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Yuri after the discovery of the mutilated man?

2. What book do Gordon and Dudorov discuss at the end of the epilogue?

3. Yuri receives a letter from Tonia. Where does he learn she has gone?

4. What does Yuri need from the government in order to journey to France?

5. Whom does Tonia tell Gordon and Dudorov is her step-father?

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