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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. Which other character has also lived in Mikulitsyn's house?

2. Yuri returns to Moscow during the Soviet NEP period. What does NEP stand for?

3. What does Yuri do while alone in Mikulitsyn's house?

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

5. What does Lara blame for Pasha's abandonment of her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Yuri's writings both inspire and threaten the characters in the book?

2. Describe Yuri's relationship with Vasia.

3. Why do you think Yuri stays in Yuriatin for a time instead of leaving immediately to find his wife and family?

4. Why does Yuri not accompany Lara to Vladivostok?

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

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

7. Describe Yuri's death and funeral.

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

9. Describe what happens when Yuri breaks Red Cross rules and uses a rifle.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the book, character and events seem to coincidentally occur at just the right (or wrong) time. What role does fate play in Yuri's life? What role does fate play in Lara's life? Give specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How do changes in the Russian economy affect the choices and actions that characters make in the story? Cite specific examples of decisions made and actions taken as a direct result of economic need. How do changes in the Russian economy affect the moral development of characters in the story?

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