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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Moscow after being reunited with Tatyana, what does Eugene Onegin do?
(a) He follows her around by day and dreams of her at night.
(b) Becomes wan and sickly.
(c) Falls hopelessly in love with her.
(d) All of the above.

2. In the beginning of Tatyana's dream, where is she?
(a) Lost in an unfamiliar land.
(b) In a wintry landscape near a raging river.
(c) Behind Eugene Onegin's house.
(d) Walking home through the country from a festival.

3. Who fires first in the duel between Onegin and Lensky?
(a) Lensky but his gun misfires.
(b) Lensky.
(c) Onegin.
(d) They fire at the same time.

4. What happens between Eugene Onegin and Tatyana during her name day feast?
(a) He says rude things to keep her at a distance.
(b) He ignores her all evening.
(c) He dances with her.
(d) He gives her a sympathetic look that reawakens her heart.

5. How does Eugene Onegin respond to Vladimir Lensky's note the day after Tanya's name day celebration?
(a) He curtly accepts the challenge.
(b) He rushes out to make amends with his friend.
(c) He laughs out loud.
(d) None of the above.

6. What does the narrator communicate about his muse?
(a) She is constant and unchanging.
(b) She has thrived wherever he goes.
(c) She comes and goes at will.
(d) She is a fickle and demanding mistress.

7. Who travels with Tatyana to Moscow?
(a) Just Tatyana, her mother, and a footman travel to Moscow.
(b) Tatyana and the nurse travel light, expecting to buy fashionable clothes once they are there.
(c) None of the above.
(d) An entire train of wagons needing eighteen horses and carrying nearly all their possessions.

8. What action does Eugene Onegin decide to do when Tatyana remains cold to him in Moscow?
(a) Write a letter.
(b) Travel again to distract himself.
(c) Challenge the prince to a duel.
(d) Profess his love to her in person.

9. How does Tatyana spend the summer before she travels to Moscow?
(a) Writing letters to her acquaintances so they will expect her.
(b) Trying to learn how to fit in once she arrives in Moscow.
(c) Walking in the country saying goodbye to the nature she loves.
(d) Gleaning news of Eugene Onegin's habits in Moscow.

10. What homage is paid to Tatyana at her name day celebration?
(a) A song taken from an almanac, but with the name replaced with Tatyana's.
(b) People stand and share their fondest memories of Tatyana.
(c) Lensky has written an extensive verse about Tatyana the he reads to the guests.
(d) Tatyana is asked to sit for portrait.

11. How did Lensky fall during the duel?
(a) Lensky is mortally killed before getting off a single shot.
(b) Lensky's gun backfires and kills him.
(c) During the third round of shots, Lensky is killed.
(d) After wounding Onegin, Lensky is mortally shot.

12. Who is the leader of the monsters in the house in Tatyana's dream?
(a) Her father.
(b) Eugene Onegin.
(c) Tatyana.
(d) The bear.

13. How does Tatyana fare in society in Moscow?
(a) She attracts the attention of a powerful general.
(b) All of the above.
(c) She misses her home in the country.
(d) She finds people trite, shallow, and dull.

14. What is Tatyana like when we see her at the ball in the last chapter?
(a) Simple and straightforward, as always.
(b) Stately, respected, and admired by all.
(c) Pale, wan, and withdrawn.
(d) A master of the most current fashion.

15. When do Vladimir Lensky and Eugene Onegin arrive at their dueling place?
(a) They both arrive quite late.
(b) When Vladimir arrives at dawn Eugene is already there.
(c) Vladimir arrives promptly at dawn and Eugene is very late.
(d) They both arrive promptly at dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the terrifying bear in Tatyana's dream do first?

2. What does Tatyana notice about all her relatives in Moscow?

3. How does Eugene Onegin feel about the situation in which he finds himself?

4. In her dream, when Tatyana wakes up in a house, where is she?

5. What happens the first time that Tatyana goes to Eugene Onegin's estate after he has left?

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