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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. At the end of Chapter 1, why is Madame Guishar offended?
2. Yura is studying to be a doctor. What else does he want to achieve in this life?
3. In the book, Pasternak develops a parallel between the changes occurring in Russia and what other historical event?
4. After returning to Moscow from Meliuzeievo, what does Yuri learn about his uncle, Nikolai Nikolaievich?
5. During Yuri's trip to Varykino, which group succeeds in taking control of the northern mountains?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Yuri's arrest.
2. Why does Lara follow Pasha to the front lines?
3. Why does Yuri choose to take his family to Varykino?
4. 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?
5. Describe Dr. Zhivago's actions during the war.
6. How do Yuri and his family get food and supplies for their trip to Varykino?
7. With the Russian economy in ruins, how do people survive?
8. Describe the political views of Maxim Aristarkhovich Klintsov-Pogorevshikh.
9. How does Lara attempt end her relationship with Komarovsky?
10. Describe the events that lead to Yuri's conscription by the Red Army.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After Lara leaves for Vladivostok, Yuri and Lara's husband, Strelnikov, meet in the house. Describe each man's reaction to the other man's presence. Discuss the irony of Lara's lover and husband both living in the same house. How did their conversation affect their actions?
Essay Topic 2
Komarovsky keeps appearing to Lara unwanted and uninvited. How do Komarovsky's actions affect the development of his character in the story? How does his influence affect Lara and her daughter, Tania?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, Yuri is faced with many choices. Describe three major choices Yuri made and how they affected the outcome of the story. What events or characters motivated those choices? How might the story have been different had those choices not been made?
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