who was yuri? how did he help Albert??

Yuri is the best friend of albert.he helped him by making a false medical certificate and meet by a doctor who helped him for this work.

What punishment did Einstein get from the history teacher for being anable to answer the question?

Yuri was albert's best freind . He helped him by giving him an idea that he could get a fake medical cerficate for him having a serious nervous breakdown by taking help from one of his freind who was just appointed as a doctor after passing out college.and then he could show that to his headmaster and could run to milan for his father.

WHO WAS ELSA AND WHAT ADVICE DID SHE GIVE TO EINSTEIN
 

Yuri was a student of the medical school who was senior to Einstein. He was the who introduces Albert to Dr. Ernest Weil. He was very emotional and emotionally attached to Einstein. He is the one who understands the plight of Einstein to go to study abroad. He helped Albert in making a medical certificate from Dr. Weil as the way he desired. He helped him so that he can come out of the school.