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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 7 Train to the Urals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Presnia uprising, which character meets and falls in love with Lara?
(a) Yura.
(b) Kamarovsky.
(c) Pasha.
(d) Nikolai.

2. Who seduces Lara when she is 16?
(a) Vedeniapin.
(b) Komarovsky.
(c) Duplyanka.
(d) Zhivago.

3. When the Russian economy collapses, which two political groups begin to fight for power?
(a) The Provisional Government and the Communists.
(b) The Provisional Government and the Bolsheviks.
(c) The Provisional Government and the Socialists.
(d) The Bolsheviks and the Marxists.

4. Yura is studying to be a doctor. What else does he want to achieve in this life?
(a) He wants to write a grand novel.
(b) He wants to become wealthy.
(c) He wants to teach at the University.
(d) He wants to study art.

5. In the first chapter, many workers protest working conditions by leaving their jobs. What word is used in the book to describe that type of protest?
(a) Recession.
(b) Strike.
(c) Hit.
(d) Demonstration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuri barter for food and goods from a central distribution center?

2. The leaders of the Russian government are called by this name.

3. Where do Lara and Pasha live in the beginning of their marriage?

4. Why was Yura poor?

5. The members of the rebellion desire what form of government?

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