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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a typical day, the young Eugene Onegin would....
(a) Preen himself for hours in front of a mirror and go to several parties and balls.
(b) Get very drunk.
(c) Retire to bed early.
(d) Compose a short poem before bed.

2. What could be found in Eugene Onegin's private rooms?
(a) All the latest tools for hygiene and fashion from Paris and London.
(b) A library of significant classic literature.
(c) A large collection of taxidermied animals.
(d) Nothing, the rooms were spartan and bare and contained little more than a bed, desk, and armoir.

3. What does Eugene Onegin think of the country?
(a) He pines for the grandeur of the city.
(b) After two days he is bored with it.
(c) He feels at home and at peace.
(d) He enjoys having an estate of his own to run.

4. What does Vladimir Lensky tell the Larin household when he arrives?
(a) Eugene will be joining them but he was delayed by the mail.
(b) He has delivered the letter Olga gave to him.
(c) Eugene has just announced he is returning to the city.
(d) He bears good tidings.

5. What happens after the death of Tatyana's father?
(a) His wife feels finally free.
(b) Tatyana and her family are plunged into poverty.
(c) Tatyana inherits the estate.
(d) Everybody mourns him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be said of Onegin's education?

2. What does Vladimir Lensky write poetry about?

3. What was Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky's favorite topic of discussion?

4. Which of the following best describes how the narrator describes Olga?

5. What reason does the narrator give for detailing how differently he and Eugene Onegin feel about the country?

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