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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Vladimir Lensky?
(a) Completely absorbed by German writers.
(b) A lazy and impotent dreamer.
(c) An impassioned youth with an open heart.
(d) A foreign womanizer.

2. What change came about Eugene Onegin as a young man?
(a) He felt the need to marry.
(b) He became addicted to gambling.
(c) He grew apart from his father.
(d) He grew bored with his social routine.

3. What advice does the narrator give to the reader about Russian balls?
(a) Be sure to look your best.
(b) Families should keep their daughters well in sight.
(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.

4. Which of the following personages best describes Onegin?
(a) A discontent who finds everthing beneath him.
(b) A witty and eloquent dandy who dances well.
(c) A well meaning but naive child of Russian aristocracy.
(d) A snobbish aristrocrat who manipulates people for his political advantage.

5. What does Vladimir Lensky do for Tatyana's father after he passes away?
(a) Vladimir Lensky writes a poem for him and his own parents.
(b) Vladimir Lenskey takes over running the Larin estate.
(c) Vladimir Lensky vows to marry one of his daughters.
(d) None of the above.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to interfere with the plans the new friends have made?

3. Which of the following set of characters was developed as a literary foil for each other?

4. What is the estate like that Eugene Onegin inherited from his uncle?

5. Who is Tatyana?

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