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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say speaks to us from the grave?
(a) Our families and ancestors.
(b) Our past loves.
(c) No one.
(d) The great artists of the past.

2. How does Tatyana react to the news that they are going to Moscow?
(a) She knows she will be mocked for her country ways.
(b) She looks forward to seeing the rest of her family.
(c) She hopes to run into Eugene Onegin.
(d) She looks forward to bustle of the city to help distract her.

3. Who calls on Eugene Onegin the morning after the name day celebration?
(a) Tatyana.
(b) Olga.
(c) Vladimir Lensky.
(d) Zaretsky.

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

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

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

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

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

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(a) Pale, wan, and withdrawn.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

10. 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 laughs out loud.
(c) He rushes out to make amends with his friend.
(d) None of the above.

11. How does Eugene Onegin dancing with Olga end?
(a) Eugene and Olga retreat to the garden together.
(b) Eugene gets bored and Olga looks for Vladimir Lensky.
(c) Vladimir Lensky confronts them and makes a scene.
(d) Eugene and Olga end up fighting.

12. What is the state of affairs at the end of the novel, EUGENE ONEGIN?
(a) Tatyana vows faithfulness to her husband for life.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Tatyana appeals to Eugene's sense of honor.
(d) Tatyana leaves Eugene foresaken and alone.

13. How successful is Tatyana with the conjuring to predict her future?
(a) She learns the name of her future husband.
(b) She gets several hints that she is sure she will understand in time.
(c) She learns she is to marry someone other than Eugene.
(d) Not at all.

14. 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) Tatyana is asked to sit for portrait.
(c) People stand and share their fondest memories of Tatyana.
(d) Lensky has written an extensive verse about Tatyana the he reads to the guests.

15. What is the consequence to Eugene Onegin's letter to Tatyana?
(a) No response from Tatyana.
(b) He writes more letters.
(c) At a casual encounter, she is cold and angry with him.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who visited Vladimir Lensky's grave?

3. In the beginning of Tatyana's dream, where is she?

4. Why does Tatyana's mother decide they must go to Moscow?

5. In Moscow after being reunited with Tatyana, what does Eugene Onegin do?

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