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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. When Yuri returns to Yuriatin in chapter 13, where does he believe his wife and son have gone?
(a) To Moscow.
(b) To America.
(c) To France.
(d) To the country house.

2. During the NEP period, Yuri makes a new friend. What is this friend's name?
(a) Verna.
(b) Vladia.
(c) Vasia.
(d) Veric.

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

4. In Chapter 13, what new information does Lara give Yuri?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) The government is looking for him.
(c) He has a new daughter named Masha.
(d) He has a new son named Misha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what type of criminal do some people in Yuriatin suspect Yuri of being?

2. Who cares for Yuri while he is ill?

3. The washing woman has a special friend who died during the war. What was her friend's name?

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

5. Tonia tells Gordon and Dudorov a story about having to leave Mongolia with her mother. Why did she and her mother have to leave so suddenly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lara return for Yuri's funeral after he refused to follow her to Vladivostok?

2. Describe Yuri's relationship with Marina.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe how the war affects Pamphil.

8. In the Epilogue of Dr. Zhivago, Gordon and Dudorov discuss a woman named Christina. What has Christina done?

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

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

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