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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. During his journey to Varykino, Yuri realizes he knows the leader of one of the powerful political forces in Russia. Which political force does Galiullin lead?
(a) The White Army.
(b) The Red Army.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The Provisional Government.

2. After her affair with Komarovsky ends, whom does Lara marry?
(a) Misha.
(b) Nikolai.
(c) Pasha.
(d) Yura.

3. What does Yuri tell Commissar Strelnikov he wants out of life?
(a) He wants to be respected as an author.
(b) He wants to experience real love.
(c) He wants to become wealthy.
(d) He wants the peace and anonymity of country life.

4. In the first chapter, many workers protest working conditions by leaving their jobs. What word is used in the book to describe that type of protest?
(a) Demonstration.
(b) Recession.
(c) Strike.
(d) Hit.

5. What does Kologrivov help Lara find?
(a) Her dog.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A new coat.
(d) An apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Commissar Strelnikov believe everyone must do during the Russian Civil War?

2. What happens to Yura in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate?

3. Why does Yuri believe that Varykino would be a good place to resettle his family?

4. In the spring, Yuri's half brother, Evgraf, brings a sick peasant in for treatment. What is Yuri's diagnosis?

5. Why was Yura poor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tonia think of the information she receives in Yuri's letter from Meliuzeievo?

3. Why might people exhibit extreme behavior during a time of war that they would not exhibit in peacetime?

4. 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?

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

6. Give an example of the brutality of war that is described in Dr. Zhivago.

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

8. What happens when Yuri finally visits Lara at her house in Varykino?

9. Describe what happens to Yura during and after his mother's funeral.

10. What is in Yuri's notebook?

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