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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vladimir Lensky adore most about Olga?
(a) Her love of poetry.
(b) Her superficial attractions.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Her astute mind and sharp wit.

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

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

4. What does the narrator say of the literature of his time?
(a) All of the above.
(b) That it used to be about honesty and virtue.
(c) It makes vice attractive.
(d) It worships vampires.

5. Who is the narrator referring to when he says Tatyana is "relying on a tyrant's honour, you've now resigned to him your fate."
(a) Hate.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Eugene Onegin.
(d) Her father.

6. How did Tatyana's parents meet?
(a) None of the above.
(b) They were both part of the fashionable Moscow crowd.
(c) They met and eloped when he was in the army.
(d) The were paired through an arranged marriage.

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

8. What does Vladimir Lensky tell the Larin household when he arrives?
(a) Eugene will be joining them but he was delayed by the mail.
(b) Eugene has just announced he is returning to the city.
(c) He has delivered the letter Olga gave to him.
(d) He bears good tidings.

9. What does Tatyana do when she heard the neighbors gossip about Eugene Onegin?
(a) She encourages the rumors.
(b) She falls in love with him.
(c) She defends him vociferously.
(d) She becomes angry he ever appeared at their doorstep.

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

11. As winter falls and he is stuck indoors, what is Eugene's only source of pleasure?
(a) The visits from Vladimir Lensky.
(b) Re-reading Tatyana'sletter.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Driving his troika.

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

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

14. What could be found in Eugene Onegin's private rooms?
(a) All the latest tools for hygiene and fashion from Paris and London.
(b) A large collection of taxidermied animals.
(c) Nothing, the rooms were spartan and bare and contained little more than a bed, desk, and armoir.
(d) A library of significant classic literature.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Eugene find when he reaches his uncle's estate in the country?

3. What does Eugene Onegin report after the dinner with the Larins?

4. What does Vladimir Lensky do for Tatyana's father after he passes away?

5. How does Vladimir Lensky feel about Olga?

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