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

4. 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 convince Lara to leave for a safer area.
(c) In order to follow Lara to their new home.
(d) Because they will use the sleigh to haul medical supplies.

5. Why is a group of soldiers executed near Yuri's tree?
(a) They are found guilty of desertion.
(b) They are found guilty of treason.
(c) They are found guilty of illegally distilling vodka.
(d) They are found guilty of murder.

6. What type of relationship does Yuri have with Marina?
(a) She is his common-law wife.
(b) She is his new head nurse.
(c) She is the town seamstress.
(d) She is Vasia's wife.

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

8. 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 metal box containing a protective prayer.
(d) The boy's life is saved by a small bible.

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

10. What suspicion do Lara and Yuri have about Mikulitsyn's house?
(a) The house was once headquarters for the Red Army.
(b) The house was once headquarters for the White Army.
(c) The house is infested with fleas.
(d) Someone else has been living there.

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

12. What is the name of the washing woman that Gordon and Dudorov speak with?
(a) Tonia.
(b) Lara.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Marina.

13. In Chapter 13, what type of criminal do some people in Yuriatin suspect Yuri of being?
(a) A bad doctor
(b) A deserter
(c) A unregistered citizen
(d) A Tsarist sympathizer

14. How do Gordon and Dudorov feel about collectivism?
(a) They feel it is the wrong way to live, but that no one is willing to admit that it is a mistake.
(b) They dislike the responsibility it places on them and long for the simpler time when the Tsar ruled.
(c) They feel that it is the best way to live, and that all the pain and suffering of the revolution was worth the outcome.
(d) They feel that it only works when people are forced to follow the government's rules.

15. The washing woman has a special friend who died during the war. What was her friend's name?
(a) Christina.
(b) Marina.
(c) Lara.
(d) Tonia.