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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cycle does Pushkin write about at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) None of the above.
(b) The seasons.
(c) Life and death.
(d) Passion and coldness.

2. What does the narrator say he will write a novel about?
(a) A true story of heroism.
(b) A story of gory passions.
(c) An old fashioned tale of love and family life.
(d) A romance to make Tatyana blush.

3. Who is the narrator referring to when he says Tatyana is "relying on a tyrant's honour, you've now resigned to him your fate."
(a) Her father.
(b) Eugene Onegin.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Hate.

4. What advice does the narrator give to the reader about Russian balls?
(a) Families should keep their daughters well in sight.
(b) Be sure to look your best.
(c) Be careful which ones to go to as they define who you are.
(d) It is the best way to spend a long winter.

5. What was Eugene Onegin especially good at as a young man?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Seducing women.
(c) Quoting the classics.
(d) Running the estate with his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eugene Onegin report after the dinner with the Larins?

2. What happens after the death of Tatyana's father?

3. On a typical day, the young Eugene Onegin would....

4. What does the narrator say of Tatyana?

5. Which of the following personages best describes Onegin?

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