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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. How do some of the villagers reconstruct their roofs?

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

3. Why does Yuri have delirious thoughts and dreams in Chapter 13?

4. What animals found lurking on the property in Varykino represent the pressures of the world lurking nearby?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Yuri's relationship with Marina.

7. What might have been done to prevent Pamphil's insanity?

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

9. What could the rowan tree symbolize?

10. Describe how the war affects Pamphil.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Yuri make such a small effort to reunite with his family in France? How does his action affect the development of his character? What internal and external motivators influence his actions? What affect does his action have on his relationship with Tonya and his children?

Essay Topic 2

How does Yuri's relationship with Tonia differ from his relationship with Lara? What are his motivations in developing each relationship? What influence does each relationship have on his life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the rowan tree as described by Yuri. How does it differ from all the other trees that surround it? What does it symbolize to Yuri? Later in the story, Yuri refers to drops of blood in the snow as appearing like fallen rowan berries. What is the significance of the fallen berries?

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