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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the soldiers of the Provisional Government bayonet a young idealist after he had already been killed by a rifle shot?

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

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

4. While traveling to see Lara, who conscripts Yuri as a field doctor?

5. Why does Yuri go to the town of Yuriatin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yuri react when he sees Lara at the library?

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

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

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

5. What is in Yuri's notebook?

6. Why does Yuri choose to take his family to Varykino?

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

8. How does Lara attempt end her relationship with Komarovsky?

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

10. Give an example of the brutality of war that is described in Dr. Zhivago.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Christina's significance in the story. What could she symbolize? How might her actions have influenced the characters in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Three men love Lara and have a great impact on her life and she on theirs. Discuss each relationship and how it impacts her life and the lives of the men she loves.

Essay Topic 3

How did adversity unite the characters in the story? Cite specific examples when times of trial or difficulty had a positive, unifying affect on relationships. Which relationships were strengthened by adversity and which were weakened? What possible reasons exist for some relationships to be strengthened by adversity and some weakened?

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