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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 does the White Army leave a mutilated man for the Red Army to discover?

2. Where does Komarovsky offer to send Lara and her daughter for safety?

3. During the NEP period, Yuri makes a new friend. What is this friend's name?

4. What does Yuri's new friend study during the NEP period?

5. What eases Pamphil's symptoms?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the war affects Pamphil.

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

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

4. Describe Yuri's relationship with Marina.

5. Why does Yuri not accompany Lara to Vladivostok?

6. How does Yuri avoid the temptation of considering Lara and her daughter his new family?

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

8. Describe Yuri's death and funeral.

9. Describe Yuri's relationship with Vasia.

10. Lara and Yuri discover they share a common nemesis. Who is this person and what has he/she done to them?

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

Komarovsky keeps appearing to Lara unwanted and uninvited. How do Komarovsky's actions affect the development of his character in the story? How does his influence affect Lara and her daughter, Tania?

Essay Topic 3

Yuri Zhivago is a very sensitive man. Describe how Yuri expresses himself through poetry.

1) How does Yuri express his feeling of begin torn between two relationships? Cite a specific poem.

2) How does Yuri describe his confession of adultery? Cite a specific poem.

3) Describe one of Yuri's poems that reflect his love for Lara. How is this poem different than the first two examples?

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