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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. Yuri discovers that Lara has been reading books about which political philosophy?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Communism.

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

3. Which character does Lara treat in the hospital?
(a) Pasha.
(b) Dr. Zhivago.
(c) The handsome young soldier.
(d) Sasha.

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

5. What does Yuri barter for food and goods from a central distribution center?
(a) His car.
(b) A carton of stolen cigarettes.
(c) His medical services.
(d) His winter coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Russian economy collapses, which two political groups begin to fight for power?

2. What does Yuri tell Commissar Strelnikov he wants out of life?

3. What does Yuri write in his notebook about his half brother, Evgraf?

4. During World War I, Dr. Zhivago, serves in a hospital in which city?

5. When Yura and his uncle live in a house owned by the Gromekos, which character also lives in the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Everyone must trade or pay for the food that is sold illegally behind the train stations. Why doesn't the soldier have to pay for the food he eats?

5. 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?

6. How does Lara feel about Komarovsky later in their relationship?

7. Describe the events that lead to Yuri's conscription by the Red Army.

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

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

10. Describe Yuri's arrest.

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