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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tatyana?
(a) A distant cousin living in the Larin household.
(b) Olga's older sister.
(c) Olga's best friend.
(d) A serving girl in the Larin household.

2. What verdict did the neighbor's scrutiny have when it turned to Vladimir Lensky?
(a) He would be a good match for their daughters.
(b) None of the above.
(c) He was as eccentric as Eugene Onegin.
(d) He had returned from abroad too foreign.

3. What did Eugene Onegin do that angered his new neighbors in the countryside?
(a) He does not address them with sufficient respect.
(b) All of the above.
(c) He rides away whenever they come visit.
(d) He institutes rent instead of unpaid labor from the peasants.

4. What can be said of Onegin's education?
(a) It was just enough for him to pass as well educated.
(b) He was never exposed to great minds and so lacked inspiration.
(c) It was a rigorous regime inflicted on Onegin since he was small.
(d) It offered him an escape from his life through classic literature.

5. Who does Eugene Onegin befriend while he is depressed?
(a) Tatyana.
(b) A wealthy Frenchman.
(c) His uncle.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What brought Tatyana's mother relief from her sadness as she grew up?

3. What does Eugene Onegin think about as he travels to his ailing uncle's bedside?

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

5. Which of the following best describes Vladimir Lensky?

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