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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) It is the best way to spend a long winter.
(d) Be careful which ones to go to as they define who you are.

2. What can be said of Eugene Onegin's father?
(a) He was devoted to the care of his estate.
(b) He was dissappointed in Onegin.
(c) He was irresponsible with money.
(d) He devoted everything to his son.

3. What brought Tatyana's mother relief from her sadness as she grew up?
(a) Time passing and the role of housewife.
(b) A large and loving family.
(c) She met and married another man.
(d) None of the above.

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

5. What does Eugene Onegin think about as he travels to his ailing uncle's bedside?
(a) How fleeting life is.
(b) How much his uncle has done for him.
(c) How boring tending his uncle will be.
(d) He much he dislikes the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vladimir Lensky feel about Olga?

2. Which of the following characters were designed as literary foils for each other?

3. What does Eugene Onegin try to do to alleviate his depression? What is the result?

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

5. How long has Vladimir Lensky known Olga?

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