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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symptoms does the soldier Pamphil complain of?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Muscle aches.
(c) Indigestion and constipation.
(d) Chills and fever.

2. Why does Yuri want to borrow scissors from a nearby seamstress?
(a) To trim his hair and beard.
(b) To repair his coat.
(c) To make Lara a gift.
(d) To make a shirt out of the curtains in his room.

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

4. What happens to Yuri on the trolley?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He meets Lara, and they leave town together.
(c) He is mugged by another passenger.
(d) He has a heart attack and dies.

5. What does Yuri send to Marina?
(a) New shoes.
(b) A love letter.
(c) Money.
(d) A coat.

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

7. Tonia tells Gordon and Dudorov a story about having to leave Mongolia with her mother. Why did she and her mother have to leave so suddenly?
(a) The Green force was approaching.
(b) The Red Army was approaching.
(c) The rebels were approaching.
(d) The White Army was approaching.

8. Which drunken character from Lara's past is allowed to sleep in a rat-infested room of her house in Yuriatin?
(a) Strelnikov.
(b) Pasha.
(c) Uncle Nikolai.
(d) Komarovsky.

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

10. In Chapter 15, what does Lara help organize in Moscow?
(a) The hospital staff.
(b) A political rally.
(c) Tonia's funeral.
(d) Yuri's papers in to a book of poetry.

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

12. While living across the street from the house of sculptures in Chapter 13, why do Lara and Yuri feel they must leave Yuriatin soon?
(a) Eventually the authorities will consider them enemies of the state.
(b) Yuri refuses to register with the government.
(c) They feel the seamstress is plotting revenge.
(d) There is not enough food or work for them in Yuriatin.

13. When Yuri returns to Yuriatin, what does he discover in his room?
(a) Mold.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Rats.
(d) Head Lice.

14. What does Yuri's new friend study during the NEP period?
(a) Book binding and design.
(b) Political history.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Music.

15. Why was Christina considered a war heroine?
(a) She sent a secret message to a Russian general.
(b) She tended wounded soldiers at the front line.
(c) She infiltrated the German lines and blew up a fortification.
(d) She smuggled food and supplies to the Russian army.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name is Yuri's division known?

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

3. In Chapter 15, why does Lara travel to Moscow see Yuri?

4. What happens to Pamphil after the discovery of the mutilated man?

5. How do Gordon and Dudorov feel about collectivism?

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