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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 17 The Poems of Yuri Zhivago.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prediction does Commissar Strelnikov make during his meeting with Yuri?
(a) He predicts that they will meet again.
(b) He predicts that Germany will invade Russia again.
(c) He predicts that Yuri will become a famous poet and author.
(d) He predicts that Yuri will die as an old man in his bed.

2. What form of government does the new ruling party in October first establish?
(a) A Socialist union.
(b) A Communist regime.
(c) A Marxist party.
(d) A dictatorship of the proletariat.

3. Lara and Pasha have a daughter. What is the child's name?
(a) Karolina.
(b) Katenka.
(c) Kamalia.
(d) Katrina.

4. What does Yuri discover about the boy he shot?
(a) The boy's life is saved by a small metal box containing a protective prayer.
(b) The boy's life is saved by a small bible.
(c) The boy is his nephew.
(d) The boy's life is saved by a small packet of letters.

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) Hit.
(c) Demonstration.
(d) Strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lara admire Yuri?

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

3. In Chapter 15, who comes to Yuri's aid while he is living in Moscow?

4. What type of school is set up in Yuri and Tonia's house?

5. What does Yuri need from the government in order to journey to France?

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