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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 Yuri have delirious thoughts and dreams in Chapter 13?
(a) He longs to see Lara.
(b) He is suffering from a fever.
(c) He ate spoiled food.
(d) He is suffering from exhaustion.

2. Why does the White Army leave a mutilated man for the Red Army to discover?
(a) The mutilated man was a political leader.
(b) The mutilated man is a warning about war atrocities.
(c) The mutilated man is a spy.
(d) The mutilated man is a black market trader.

3. In Chapter 15, why does Lara travel to Moscow see Yuri?
(a) To attend Yuri's funeral.
(b) To tell Yuri she loves him.
(c) To work with Yuri in the hospital.
(d) To tell Yuri his wife has died.

4. What symptoms does the soldier Pamphil complain of?
(a) Indigestion and constipation.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Muscle aches.
(d) Chills and fever.

5. Why is Yuri's tree more noticeable that all the other trees?
(a) The tree is blossoming with beautiful flowers.
(b) The tree is dead.
(c) The tree has colorful leaves.
(d) The tree is covered in red berries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yuri receives a letter from Tonia. Where does he learn she has gone?

2. How does Yuri make money during the NEP period?

3. Why does Yuri agree to follow Lara in Komarovsky's sleigh?

4. What is a serious problem for the leaders of the White Army camp?

5. In Chapter 13, what new information does Lara give Yuri?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Tania in Epilogue of Dr. Zhivago is not Yuri's wife. Who is she and where did she come from?

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

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

4. Describe what happens when Yuri breaks Red Cross rules and uses a rifle.

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

6. Pasternak ties the love story in Dr. Zhivago to a reference to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. How are the two romantic tragedies similar?

7. What do Yuri and Lara do when they hear a rumor that the Executive Committee plans to arrest them?

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

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

10. Describe what happens when Komarovsky shows up at Yuri and Lara's house in Yuriatin.

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