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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 about cold and distant women?
(a) He flees from them in terror.
(b) Their joy is striking men with fear and then luring them back again.
(c) All of the above.
(d) They even get bored with praise and sighs of passion.

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

3. On a typical day, the young Eugene Onegin would....
(a) Fight with his father as his father became drunk.
(b) Study until late.
(c) Make a brief appearance at a ballet to look for women to seduce.
(d) Gather with friends and fellow land owners.

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

5. Why does Vladimir Lensky want to meet Eugene Onegin?
(a) He wants advice seducing women.
(b) He thinks the new system of rent is revolutionary and genius.
(c) He gets tired of the provincial conversation of his neighbors.
(d) He has heard much about him from friends that knew Eugene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Vladimir Lensky?

2. What does the nurse think of Tatyana when she sees her distracted and distraught?

3. Which of the following best describes Tatyana?

4. What did Eugene Onegin do that angered his new neighbors in the countryside?

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

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