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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. In Chapter 14, why is Strelnikov in hiding?
(a) He is hiding from the angry husband of a lover.
(b) He is a government spy.
(c) He is depressed and has deserted the army.
(d) He faces a court martial and possible execution.

2. Whom does Yuri hope to find upon his return to Yuriatin?
(a) Uncle Nikolai.
(b) Tonya.
(c) Evgraf.
(d) Lara.

3. How well do Yuri and Strelnikov get along when they meet in Varykino?
(a) They respect each other and get along well.
(b) They have a fist fight.
(c) They engage in a heated argument over Lara.
(d) They are suspicious and jealous of each other.

4. What type of tree does Yuri discover growing near the camp on a piece of high ground?
(a) A weeping willow.
(b) A rowan tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A pine tree.

5. Why does Yuri wish to kill the Bolshevik officer?
(a) Yuri feels the officer's cocaine addiction renders him unfit for his position.
(b) Yuri wants to kill the officer in order to escape.
(c) Yuri knows the officer is treating his men with unusual cruelty.
(d) Yuri is tired of listening to the man's constant political lectures.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 14, who annoys Yuri and Lara with his return to Yuriatin?

2. Why does Yuri have delirious thoughts and dreams in Chapter 13?

3. Where to Lara and Yuri intend to go after leaving Yuriatin?

4. Yuri returns to Moscow during the Soviet NEP period. What does NEP stand for?

5. In Chapter 15, why does Lara travel to Moscow see Yuri?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Yuri finds in Lara's house when he returns to Yuriatin.

2. Why does Yuri choose to compare the drops of blood in the snow with rowan berries?

3. Why does Yuri not accompany Lara to Vladivostok?

4. Describe how Yuri manages to escape from the Red Army camp.

5. In Chapter 13, while in Yuritan, what does Lara want to have happen to her relationship with Yuri?

6. Describe Yuri's death and funeral.

7. Describe Yuri's behavior after Lara leaves for Vladivostok.

8. Describe Yuri's relationship with Marina.

9. How does Yuri react to Strelnikov's return?

10. Why are Gordon and Dudorov interested in Yuri's book of poetry?

(see the answer keys)

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