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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lara blame for Pasha's abandonment of her?
(a) She blames Pasha's infidelity with the seamstress.
(b) She blames Yuri.
(c) She blames her own behavior.
(d) She blames the revolution and civil war.

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

4. What does Yuri do to the drunken man sleeping in his house in Yuriatin?
(a) He helps the man find work.
(b) He throws the man out of the house.
(c) He sobers the man up and treats his wounds.
(d) He studies the man and writes about him.

5. What happens to Yuri after the discovery of the mutilated man?
(a) Yuri escapes using skis and supplies he had hidden in the forest.
(b) Yuri goes insane and murders Pamphil's family with an ax.
(c) Yuri shows no emotion, but simply walks away and resumes his duties.
(d) Yuri begins to cry and is inconsolable.

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

7. Which rule does Yuri break while serving as a conscripted field doctor?
(a) He sneaks a letter out to Lara.
(b) He uses a rifle.
(c) He gives away medical supplies to poor peasants.
(d) He gives away food rations to poor peasants.

8. Who cares for Yuri while he is ill?
(a) Uncle Nikolai.
(b) Lara.
(c) Evgraf.
(d) The seamstress.

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

10. In the Epilogue, two characters, Gordon and Dudorov, reminisce about the sufferings of which conflict?
(a) The Revolution.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War I.

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

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

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

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

15. Why does Yuri wish to kill the Bolshevik officer?
(a) Yuri knows the officer is treating his men with unusual cruelty.
(b) Yuri feels the officer's cocaine addiction renders him unfit for his position.
(c) Yuri wants to kill the officer in order to escape.
(d) Yuri is tired of listening to the man's constant political lectures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What eases Pamphil's symptoms?

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

3. Whose home does Yuri return to after escaping from his conscription?

4. Where does Komarovsky offer to send Lara and her daughter for safety?

5. Which drunken character from Lara's past is allowed to sleep in a rat-infested room of her house in Yuriatin?

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