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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say of Tatyana?
(a) She heeds the call of passion in an honest artless fashion.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Her love is deep and true.
(d) She is trusting more than proud.

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

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

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. What does the narrator say he will write a novel about?
(a) A true story of heroism.
(b) A story of gory passions.
(c) A romance to make Tatyana blush.
(d) An old fashioned tale of love and family life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vladimir Lensky leave the company of Eugene Onegin each evening once their friendship is established?

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

3. What does Vladimir Lensky tell the Larin household when he arrives?

4. What is the first thing Eugene Onegin gives up as he becomes depressed?

5. Who does Eugene Onegin befriend while he is depressed?

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