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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color represents the Marxist army?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

2. In the book, Pasternak develops a parallel between the changes occurring in Russia and what other historical event?
(a) The fall of the Roman Empire.
(b) The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(c) The conquests of the Vikings.
(d) The fall of Adam and Eve.

3. Why does Lara leave the front line and return to Moscow?
(a) Lara learns that her mother is dying.
(b) She thinks that Pasha is dead.
(c) Pasha's tour of duty is over.
(d) She is offered a job at the hospital in Moscow.

4. Why does Yuri believe that Varykino would be a good place to resettle his family?
(a) Yuri's uncle Nikolai now lives in Varykino and is willing to help the family.
(b) Yuri has heard that Varykino is in desperate need of a physician.
(c) Yuri hopes the townspeople will help his family because he gave medical aid to an important member of the town during World War I.
(d) Yuri hopes the townspeople will help his family because his father once owned property and a factory in Varykino.

5. The members of the rebellion desire what form of government?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon the advice of her lawyer, where does Amalia Karlovna Guishar send Lara?

2. How many days did it take to clear the snowdrifts from the path?

3. Tonia must trade goods for food. Why does the soldier get to eat for free?

4. After returning to Moscow from Meliuzeievo, what does Yuri learn about his uncle, Nikolai Nikolaievich?

5. Why does Lara love Yuri?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the political views of Maxim Aristarkhovich Klintsov-Pogorevshikh.

2. Describe Lara and Pasha's life together.

3. Why does Lara enter a relationship with a much older man?

4. With the Russian economy in ruins, how do people survive?

5. Describe the type of work Yuri and his family do to survive when they first arrive in Varykino.

6. How could Yuri's life have been different if he had not tried to return to Lara the night he was conscripted by the Red Army?

7. Describe the beginning Lara and Pasha's relationship.

8. How do Yuri and his family survive the harsh winter?

9. Why would Dr. Zhivago work willingly near the front line of battle?

10. Describe Dr. Zhivago's actions during the war.

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