Final

Publishing Doctor Zhivago

Boris Pasternak's 1956 novel Doctor Zhivago tells the story of a Russian doctor living at the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which led to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Because the book dealt with hardships people faced after the revolution, publishers in the Soviet Union refused to release it, calling it anti-Soviet. Pasternak's solution was to have the book smuggled out of the Soviet Union and published in Europe. Though Soviet authorities tried to prevent it, the book was published in Italy in 1957 and was immediately well received. In 1958, it was translated into English and went on to become one of the most popular novels of the 1950s.

• Boris Pasternak couldn't get his book Doctor Zhivago published in the Soviet Union, so he had the book smuggled out of the country.

• Doctor Zhivago showed the problems that Russians faced following the Russian Revolution, so it was considered anti-Soviet.

Which Sentence is more formal?

• It can be hard to wrap your head around the process of generating hydroelectric power, a form of energy that converts moving water into stored electricity.

• The process of generating hydroelectric power, a form of energy that converts moving water into stored electricity, can be difficult to understand.

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

"Robert talked a good deal about himself. He was very young, and did not know any better. Mrs. Pontellier talked a little about herself for the same reason. Each was interested in what the other said."

• first person

• second person

• third person

Which sentence states a fact?

• Singer Beyonce Knowles first became famous as part of the musical group Destiny's Child.

• Beyonce Knowles's first solo album was better than any of the albums made by her pervious group, Destiny's Child.

The celebrity walked into the party, embracing the host and gesturing to friends across the room.

Which option would replace the word walked to show that the celebrity walked in a confident and relaxed way?

• strutted

• trudged

• marched

Sally made a wire sculpture of a tree for her art project. She used steel wool to make ____ leaves.

• it's

• its

Why might a teacher give you a pretest?

• To see how much you know before you start a lesson

• To see how much you know after you finish a lesson

Who needs a reminder to return his library books?

• a person who usually forgets

• a person who usually remembers

Which might be a subtopic within a discussion of the Revolutionary War?

• The Declaration of Independence

• U.S. History

What would you expect to happen if a letter had a misprint in its address?

• It would arrive at the correct place

• It would arrive at the wrong place