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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. In chapter one, Yura's father jumps from which type of vehicle?
2. Several conflicts are present in the book. Which struggle best describes the conflict between the warring political parties?
3. What is the name of the man who now runs the estate once owned by Yuri's father?
4. What are Yuri's primary concerns during the winter?
5. What does Yuri barter for food and goods from a central distribution center?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How do Yuri and his family get food and supplies for their trip to Varykino?
3. 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?
4. What is in Yuri's notebook?
5. Describe the type of work Yuri and his family do to survive when they first arrive in Varykino.
6. Why does Lara follow Pasha to the front lines?
7. Why does Lara enter a relationship with a much older man?
8. How does Lara attempt end her relationship with Komarovsky?
9. With the Russian economy in ruins, how do people survive?
10. Why does Yura faint in the garden?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, Yuri is faced with many choices. Describe three major choices Yuri made and how they affected the outcome of the story. What events or characters motivated those choices? How might the story have been different had those choices not been made?
Essay Topic 2
After Lara leaves for Vladivostok, Yuri and Lara's husband, Strelnikov, meet in the house. Describe each man's reaction to the other man's presence. Discuss the irony of Lara's lover and husband both living in the same house. How did their conversation affect their actions?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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