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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reason does the narrator give for detailing how differently he and Eugene Onegin feel about the country?
(a) To make it clear Onegin is not a self portrait.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Everyone loves reading poetry about the countryside.
(d) To offer two perspectives on beauty.

3. What does Eugene Onegin try to do to alleviate his depression? What is the result?
(a) He proposes to a girl, but she rejects him.
(b) He tries to write, but cannot.
(c) He wants to travel, but his father won't let him.
(d) He tries to borrow money, but is denied.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Between Tatyana and Olga, what does the narrator make clear?

5. Why does Vladimir Lensky want to meet Eugene Onegin?

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