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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the name of the independent republic that Blazheiko sets up and backs with a force of deserters from the 212th Infantry?
(a) Leningrad.
(b) Yuriatin.
(c) Novgorod.
(d) Zybushino.

3. How many days did it take to clear the snowdrifts from the path?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. Tonia must trade goods for food. Why does the soldier get to eat for free?
(a) The soldier is given free food because everyone respects his willingness to defend their country.
(b) The soldier is the son of the vendor.
(c) The soldier has a gun and everyone is afraid to complain about his behavior.
(d) The government has agreed to pay the food vendors each month.

5. Where do Lara and Pasha live in the beginning of their marriage?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Leningrad.
(c) Yuriatin.
(d) Petrograd.

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

7. What happens to Yura in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate?
(a) He writes his first poem.
(b) He faints.
(c) He sees his family.
(d) He argues with his uncle.

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

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

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. Yura is also called what name?
(a) Yurinski.
(b) Yuca.
(c) Yurinovich.
(d) Yuri.

12. How does Evgraf help Yuri's family during the winter?
(a) He repairs their leaky roof.
(b) He drives Yuri to the hospital.
(c) He repairs their car.
(d) He arranges for them to have better supplies.

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

14. Why does Lara consider herself to be a bad person?
(a) She wishes she could be Yuri's wife.
(b) She knows she does not love Pasha.
(c) She feels guilty about her past.
(d) She stole in order to feed her family.

15. Why does Lara love Yuri?
(a) He is an attractive man.
(b) He is willing to take her to America.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He has a beautiful mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Dr. Zhivago at the front line to tend wounded soldiers?

2. Whom does Yuri see in Yuriatin?

3. While in the gardens of the Duplyanka estate, which family member does Yura pray for?

4. How do Yuri and his family finance their trip to Varykino?

5. Where does fighting begin in the 1917 Russian revolution?

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