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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator fond of writing in?
(a) Yearly almanacs.
(b) Country girl's albums.
(c) Collections of the best poets.
(d) Gorgeous albums stamped with gold.

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

3. After Tatyana's disappointment, how are Vladimir Lensky and Olga doing?
(a) Vladimir and Olga spend all their time together and grow closer.
(b) Vladimir Lensky tries to stay away from Olga for Eugene, but she writes him letters begging his return.
(c) They quarrell because of Tatyana and Eugene.
(d) Olga is depressed and worried for her sister, and Vladimir comforts her and delays proposing to her.

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

5. What is the first thing Tatyana does when she can't sleep at night?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Tatyana wakes up her nurse and asks her about love in the old days.
(c) Tatyana runs through the forest to look at Eugene Onegin's house.
(d) Tatyana reads romance novels to distract her mind so she can sleep.

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

7. On a typical day, the young Eugene Onegin would....
(a) Preen himself for hours in front of a mirror and go to several parties and balls.
(b) Get very drunk.
(c) Compose a short poem before bed.
(d) Retire to bed early.

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

9. Which of the following does Eugene tell Tatyana in response to her letter?
(a) All of the above.
(b) He would cease to love her with time.
(c) He would be an angry, sullen, coldly jealous husband.
(d) He is not worthy of her virtues.

10. What does Vladimir Lensky write poetry about?
(a) Love.
(b) The power of thought.
(c) The injustice of the political system.
(d) Death.

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

12. What reason does the narrator give for his preference for Bordeaux?
(a) Champagne no longer agrees with his stomach.
(b) It is a man's drink.
(c) It has a long tradition.
(d) It is cheaper.

13. What does the narrator say about the letter that Tatyana writes?
(a) It makes him ache inside.
(b) All of the above.
(c) He reads it again and again.
(d) It is touching whimsy free of art.

14. Why doesn't Eugene Onegin want to go to Tatyana's name day celebration?
(a) He doesn't want to face Tatyana again.
(b) The crowd of locals that will attend.
(c) He does not like the Larin family.
(d) He is afraid of what people will say about him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tatyana do when she heard the neighbors gossip about Eugene Onegin?

2. What happens just as Tatyana finishes writing her letter?

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

4. What topic of conversation does Vladimir Lensky constantly return to when talking with Eugene Onegin?

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

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