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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lara plan to end her affair with Komarovsky?
(a) She plans to tell him over dinner.
(b) She plans to tell him in a letter.
(c) She plans to shoot him.
(d) She plans to run away.

2. After returning to Moscow from Meliuzeievo, what does Yuri learn about his uncle, Nikolai Nikolaievich?
(a) His uncle has joined the Bolsheviks.
(b) His uncle had moved to France.
(c) His uncle sold the family home.
(d) His uncle was killed during a demonstration.

3. While traveling to see Lara, who conscripts Yuri as a field doctor?
(a) Members of the Red Army.
(b) Members of the White Army.
(c) Members of the Provisional Government.
(d) Members of the Green forces.

4. Commissar Strelnikov asks Yuri questions about his military service and destination. With which political group is Strelnikov associated?
(a) The Provisional Government.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The Red Army.
(d) The White Army.

5. 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 write a grand novel.
(c) He wants to become wealthy.
(d) He wants to study art.

6. What does Kologrivov help Lara find?
(a) An apartment.
(b) Her dog.
(c) A revolver.
(d) A new coat.

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

8. What happens to four of the conscripted workers one night as Yuri and his companions enter the mountains on their way to Varykino?
(a) The workers begin to show signs of typhoid.
(b) The workers escape.
(c) The soldiers shoot the workers for sport.
(d) The workers are beaten for complaining about the poor food rations.

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

10. How does the illness affect Yuri?
(a) His aching joints cripple his movement.
(b) His stomach is upset.
(c) The rash irritates his skin.
(d) The fever affects his mind.

11. What color represents the Marxist army?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

12. At the end of Chapter 1, why is Madame Guishar offended?
(a) Her seamstresses have gone on strike.
(b) Lara has insulted her.
(c) Her bakery can no longer receive flour.
(d) There is no fresh produce in the city.

13. What mode of transportation does Yuri and his family use as they leave for the town of Varykino in the early spring?
(a) The train.
(b) A horse and cart.
(c) A stolen Army truck.
(d) Their own feet.

14. What does Yuri write in his notebook about his half brother, Evgraf?
(a) He knows virtually nothing about his brother.
(b) He wishes he could repay Evgraf for his kindness.
(c) He wonders if Tonya is in love with Evgraf.
(d) He does not feel he can trust his brother.

15. Whom does Yuri see in Yuriatin?
(a) Uncle Nikolai.
(b) Ivan Ivanovich.
(c) Evgraf.
(d) Lara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lara leave the front line and return to Moscow?

2. Who seduces Lara when she is 16?

3. What are Yuri's primary concerns during the winter?

4. Why does Lara consider herself to be a bad person?

5. After watching a worker's demonstration, what job does Pasha Antipov want?

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