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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in Yuri's notebook?

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

3. While traveling to Varykino, who travels with Yuri and his family?

4. Yura is also called what name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the careers Yura plans to pursue.

2. Describe some of the political views and opinions of the characters in the first chapter.

3. Why does Yura faint in the garden?

4. Describe how the snow is cleared from the train tracks.

5. Give an example of the brutality of war that is described in Dr. Zhivago.

6. How does Lara attempt end her relationship with Komarovsky?

7. Describe the political views of Maxim Aristarkhovich Klintsov-Pogorevshikh.

8. Why does Yuri choose to take his family to Varykino?

9. What is in Yuri's notebook?

10. Everyone must trade or pay for the food that is sold illegally behind the train stations. Why doesn't the soldier have to pay for the food he eats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how specific emotions influence the characters in the story. What affect does emotion have on their lives and how does it influence their choices and actions? Cite specific events, characters and possible motivators.

Essay Topic 2

Yuri Zhivago is a very sensitive man. Describe how Yuri expresses himself through poetry.

1) How does Yuri express his feeling of begin torn between two relationships? Cite a specific poem.

2) How does Yuri describe his confession of adultery? Cite a specific poem.

3) Describe one of Yuri's poems that reflect his love for Lara. How is this poem different than the first two examples?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Pasha's "secret identity." Why did he feel it was necessary to assume a new name and how did this decision affect the development of his character? What affect did his new identity have on his relationships and actions? Cite specific examples from the book.

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