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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. How are the big snowdrifts cleared from the path during Yuri's journey to Varykino?
(a) Teams of horses pull snow plows across the path until it is clear.
(b) The passengers split up into work teams, and clear the snow with shovels borrowed from a nearby village.
(c) The soldiers clear the snow with shovels borrowed from a nearby village.
(d) The government officials convince men from a nearby village to clear the snow by promising a large reward.

2. While on his journey to Varykino, what happens to Yuri as he walks near a river?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He gazes at the moon and composes a new poem.
(c) He is attacked by bandits.
(d) He falls in the river.

3. How many days did it take to clear the snowdrifts from the path?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

5. With which political group does Yuri side?
(a) None.
(b) The anarchists.
(c) The Red Army.
(d) The White Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Yura and his uncle Nikolai live first?

2. Whom does Yuri tell his wife he is working with in Meliuzeievo?

3. How do Yuri and his family finance their trip to Varykino?

4. After watching a worker's demonstration, what job does Pasha Antipov want?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the snow is cleared from the train tracks.

2. Describe the careers Yura plans to pursue.

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

4. Describe Yuri's arrest.

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

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

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

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

9. Describe some of the social classes of people who are on the train and how they interact with each other.

10. What is in Yuri's notebook?

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