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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. Why does Lara love Yuri?
(a) He has a beautiful mind.
(b) He is an attractive man.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He is willing to take her to America.

2. The leaders of the Russian government are called by this name.
(a) Kings.
(b) Communists.
(c) Tsars.
(d) Marxists.

3. What is Ivan's profession?
(a) He is a dancer.
(b) He is an artist.
(c) He is an author.
(d) he is a musician.

4. In his notebook, Yuri comments on the poetry of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. What elements of Pushkin's poetry does Yuri consider important?
(a) Rhyme and flow.
(b) Meter and originality.
(c) Interpretations of truth.
(d) The use of idioms.

5. 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 hopes the townspeople will help his family because he gave medical aid to an important member of the town during World War I.
(c) Yuri hopes the townspeople will help his family because his father once owned property and a factory in Varykino.
(d) Yuri has heard that Varykino is in desperate need of a physician.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of life in Varykino does Yuri enjoy the most?

3. During Yuri's trip to Varykino, which group succeeds in taking control of the northern mountains?

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?

5. What does Yuri's wife, Tonia, receive for trading an embroidered towel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the careers Yura plans to pursue.

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

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

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

6. Why does Yura faint in the garden?

7. What is in Yuri's notebook?

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

9. Why does Lara follow Pasha to the front lines?

10. How do Yuri and his family get food and supplies for their trip to Varykino?

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