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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. Why does Yuri wish to kill the Bolshevik officer?

2. In Chapter 15, Yuri returns to Moscow. How does he find food and supplies on his journey?

3. What happens to Yuri on the trolley?

4. How does Yuri make money during the NEP period?

5. While living in Mikulitsyn's house, what hobby does Yuri pursue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Gordon and Dudorov interested in Yuri's book of poetry?

2. Why do you think Yuri stays in Yuriatin for a time instead of leaving immediately to find his wife and family?

3. Describe Yuri's behavior after Lara leaves for Vladivostok.

4. Describe the rowan tree.

5. Describe Yuri's death and funeral.

6. Describe how the war affects Pamphil.

7. In Chapter 13, while in Yuritan, what does Lara want to have happen to her relationship with Yuri?

8. What could the rowan tree symbolize?

9. In the Epilogue of Dr. Zhivago, Gordon and Dudorov discuss a woman named Christina. What has Christina done?

10. Describe what Yuri finds in Lara's house when he returns to Yuriatin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the revolution and Yuri's affair from Tonya's perspective. How might each event have changed her character? How does it differ from Lara's perspective of the same events?

Essay Topic 2

How does Yuri's relationship with Tonia differ from his relationship with Lara? What are his motivations in developing each relationship? What influence does each relationship have on his life?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in the book endure the strife of World War I as well as a civil war. Discuss how war affects their lives.

1) How does World War I affect the characters in the book? Cite specific examples.

2) How does the Russian Civil War affect the characters in the book? Cite specific examples.

3) How would Yuri and Lara's affair been different if there had been no war?

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