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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tatyana do at the end of the story as Eugene kneels before her?
(a) Deliver a sermon to him much like the one he delivered to her when she was young.
(b) Profess her continued love for him.
(c) Question his motives.
(d) All the above.

2. Who, according to the narrator, does Vladimir Lensky's tombstone still cause to tear up?
(a) Passerbys that read the inscription.
(b) Olga.
(c) Tatyana.
(d) Eugene Onegin.

3. How does the flight from the bear end in Tatyana's dream?
(a) She falls, exhausted, and the bear carries her to a hut.
(b) The bear chases her until she sees a hut, which she rushes into and closes the door in the bears face.
(c) The bear is afraid and runs when Eugene Onegin suddenly appears in front of her.
(d) She sees her father ahead and calls to him. Her father turns and scares the bear off.

4. What does Tatyana notice about all her relatives in Moscow?
(a) They are all so sophisticated.
(b) They haven't changed at all.
(c) They remember her more than she remembers them.
(d) They seem to pursue what they want.

5. Which of the following does Eugene do in the house in Tatyana's dream?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Lays her on a bed and rests his head on her shoulder.
(c) Opens the door wide and exposes her to all the monsters.
(d) Notices her first through the crack in the door.

6. What does Eugene Onegin do when Zaretsky demands he have a second for the duel?
(a) Names his man in waiting as his second.
(b) Laughs at him.
(c) Tries to use this oversight as leverage to call off the duel.
(d) Tries to name Lensky as his second.

7. What is Olga's future after losing Vladimir Lensky?
(a) She becomes a less naive, but bitter, person.
(b) She soon moves on and marries a soldier.
(c) She mourns for a year in solitude.
(d) She starts reading Vladimir Lensky's poetry and falls in love with him all over again.

8. When Tatyana returns and spends time in Eugene Onegin's house, what does she do?
(a) Looks for clues about where he has gone and when he might return.
(b) Takes naps on Eugene Onegin's bed.
(c) All the above.
(d) Spending time getting to know Eugene Onegin through his books.

9. For what reason does Tatyana first go to Eugene Onegin's estate after he has gone?
(a) She has heard news he is returning.
(b) She finds herself there one day while out walking.
(c) She is trying to understand his actions.
(d) She goes to find out where he is.

10. Where do Tatyana and her mother stay when they arrive in Moscow?
(a) At a fashionable house they rented downtown.
(b) At the home of Tatyana's father's wealthy relatives.
(c) In a hotel by the river.
(d) At the home of an old aunt.

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

12. How many people have come to celebrate Tatyana's name day celebration?
(a) A small intimate circle that includes Lensky and Onegin.
(b) Crowds and crowds of people show up.
(c) All the people Tatyana's age from their province.
(d) Only immediate family.

13. What reason does the narrator find for sadness in spring?
(a) It is a seasn of couples and he is alone.
(b) The mysteries of the winter are shown to be commonplace.
(c) He compares it to his own fading youth for which there is no spring.
(d) It reminds him of Vladimir Lensky.

14. Where are Vladimir Lensky and Eugene Onegin seated at the dinner table?
(a) In the seats of honor.
(b) At the end near Dame Larin.
(c) Lensky near Olga and Onegin near Tatyana.
(d) Right across from Tatyana.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Tatyana doing when she and Eugene are reunited at the end of the story?

3. When Tatyana flees from him, what does the bear in her dream do?

4. Who notices the distress Tatyana feels at seeing Eugene Onegin again?

5. What homage is paid to Tatyana at her name day celebration?

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