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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 set of characters was developed as a literary foil for each other?
(a) Eugene Onegin and Olga.
(b) Olga and Vladimir Lensky.
(c) Olga and Tatyana.
(d) Tatyana and Vladimir Lensky.

2. What does Eugene find when he reaches his uncle's estate in the country?
(a) That his uncle has already died.
(b) That he lacks all his beloved comforts of home.
(c) That his father has sent all his books to him there.
(d) That country girls are charming.

3. What is the estate like that Eugene Onegin inherited from his uncle?
(a) A huge modern home representative of the uncles status.
(b) Extensive lands worked by hundreds of peasants.
(c) A tasteful old style place in beautiful countryside.
(d) Historical and in bad disrepair.

4. What was Tatyana most fond of growing up?
(a) Dark stories.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Playing with other girls.
(d) Learning city manners.

5. How does Eugene come to feel about Vladimir Lensky?
(a) Eugene comes to hate Lensky for being happy.
(b) Eugene adores and respects him.
(c) Lensky's passion depresses Eugene.
(d) Eugene finds him trite and repetitive.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the narrator claim to devote this poem?

2. What can be said of Eugene Onegin's father?

3. What does Vladimir Lensky do for Tatyana's father after he passes away?

4. Which of the following personages best describes Onegin?

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

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