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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Pamphil after the discovery of the mutilated man?
(a) Pamphil shows no emotion, but simply walks away and resumes his duties.
(b) Pamphil becomes angry and vows revenge.
(c) Pamphil goes insane and murders his family with an ax.
(d) Pamphil begins to cry and is inconsolable.

3. What does Yuri discover about the boy he shot?
(a) The boy's life is saved by a small packet of letters.
(b) The boy is his nephew.
(c) The boy's life is saved by a small bible.
(d) The boy's life is saved by a small metal box containing a protective prayer.

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

5. Gordon and Dudorov realize that Tonia is whose daughter?
(a) Sonya's daughter.
(b) Christina's daughter.
(c) Lara's daughter.
(d) Marina's daughter.

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

7. How do some of the villagers reconstruct their roofs?
(a) They use turf for roofing.
(b) They cover their roofs with tarps from old army trucks.
(c) They use sheets of old metal for roofing.
(d) They use shingles from an old government building for roofing.

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

9. Why is Yuri's tree more noticeable that all the other trees?
(a) The tree is dead.
(b) The tree is blossoming with beautiful flowers.
(c) The tree is covered in red berries.
(d) The tree has colorful leaves.

10. In Chapter 15, who comes to Yuri's aid while he is living in Moscow?
(a) Nikolai.
(b) Marina.
(c) Lara.
(d) Tonia.

11. In Chapter 15, Yuri returns to Moscow. How does he find food and supplies on his journey?
(a) He trades his coat to a farmer for produce.
(b) He steals food from an unsuspecting peasant.
(c) He works odd jobs in towns along the way, accepting food as payment.
(d) He gathers field gleanings and scrounges whatever he can from abandoned houses.

12. Yuri receives a letter from Tonia. Where does he learn she has gone?
(a) She has been deported to France.
(b) She has been deported to Italy.
(c) She has been living in Moscow.
(d) She has moved to Leningrad.

13. Why does Yuri agree to follow Lara in Komarovsky's sleigh?
(a) Because he does not have enough money to buy a train ticket.
(b) In order to follow Lara to their new home.
(c) Because they will use the sleigh to haul medical supplies.
(d) In order to convince Lara to leave for a safer area.

14. What illness does Yuri see developing frequently as a result of the constant warfare?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Measles.
(d) Mental illness.

15. Why does Lara admire Yuri?
(a) Because he is a romantic poet.
(b) Because he is kinder than Pasha.
(c) Because he has not let political propaganda infect his soul.
(d) Because he is a good provider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the washing woman that Gordon and Dudorov speak with?

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

3. During the summer, how many jobs does Yuri take in order to make ends meet?

4. What suspicion do Lara and Yuri have about Mikulitsyn's house?

5. What does Yuri do to the drunken man sleeping in his house in Yuriatin?

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