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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After watching a worker's demonstration, what job does Pasha Antipov want?
(a) He wants to be a lawyer.
(b) He wants to be chief of police.
(c) He wants to be a teacher.
(d) He wants to be the fire chief.

2. What does Yuri's wife, Tonia, receive for trading an embroidered towel?
(a) Half of a roasted rabbit.
(b) Half of a roasted turkey.
(c) Half of a roasted chicken.
(d) Half of a loaf of bread.

3. Why does Yuri go to the town of Yuriatin?
(a) To administer vaccinations.
(b) To visit an old friend.
(c) To gather medical supplies.
(d) To read books in the public library.

4. The leaders of the Russian government are called by this name.
(a) Communists.
(b) Kings.
(c) Marxists.
(d) Tsars.

5. Why did the soldiers of the Provisional Government bayonet a young idealist after he had already been killed by a rifle shot?
(a) He moved his arm.
(b) He spoke to them.
(c) They wanted to make sure he was really dead.
(d) They were angry.

6. How do Yuri and his family finance their trip to Varykino?
(a) The family works together in a factory.
(b) The family gathers together items to sell or use for barter.
(c) Yuri finds work in one of the few remaining factories.
(d) Yuri's uncle Nikolai sends them money for tickets.

7. What does Yuri tell Commissar Strelnikov he wants out of life?
(a) He wants the peace and anonymity of country life.
(b) He wants to experience real love.
(c) He wants to become wealthy.
(d) He wants to be respected as an author.

8. While traveling to Varykino, who travels with Yuri and his family?
(a) Uncle Nikolai.
(b) A mixture of professionals, conscripted workers, and peasants.
(c) A group of government officials.
(d) A platoon of soldiers.

9. While on his journey to Varykino, what happens to Yuri as he walks near a river?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He falls in the river.
(c) He is attacked by bandits.
(d) He gazes at the moon and composes a new poem.

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

11. Why does Yuri love Lara?
(a) She arouses a new passion in him.
(b) She is wonderful cook and Yuri feels at home with her.
(c) They like the same authors.
(d) She has pretty eyes.

12. What part of life in Varykino does Yuri enjoy the most?
(a) The opportunity to help his patients.
(b) The time spent with his family.
(c) The physical labor of chores.
(d) The time he has to write poetry.

13. What illness affects Yuri and most of the city in the winter?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Typhus.

14. With which political group does Yuri side?
(a) The White Army.
(b) None.
(c) The Red Army.
(d) The anarchists.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Yuri write in his notebook about his half brother, Evgraf?

4. What color represents the Marxist army?

5. The book begins with what type of scene?

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