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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the terrifying bear in Tatyana's dream do first?
(a) Threatens to eat her.
(b) Helps her over the perilous bridge by giving her his paw.
(c) Corners her and force her to flee across the bridge.
(d) Cowers in fear when he sees her.

2. What is Vladimir Lensky surprised by when he goes to visit Olga before the duel?
(a) That she doesn't think anything has happened.
(b) That she clearly still loves him.
(c) She is happy and carefree.
(d) All of the above.

3. Which of the following best characterizes Eugene Onegin when he lived in the country?
(a) Cold and heartless.
(b) Living in luxury and vindictive.
(c) Scheming and meddlesome.
(d) Idle and reclusive.

4. 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 an old aunt.
(c) At the home of Tatyana's father's wealthy relatives.
(d) In a hotel by the river.

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

6. How does Eugene Onegin feel about the situation in which he finds himself?
(a) He hates being at this sort of feast.
(b) He is angered by Tatyana's distress.
(c) All of the above.
(d) He vows to take vengence on Lensky.

7. 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.

8. In the spring after the winter that Vladimir Lensky died, what is the state of his grave?
(a) All the above.
(b) The shepard is the only person that comes around.
(c) The paths to it are all overgrown.
(d) A wreath no longer hangs above it.

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

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

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

12. After Vladimir Lensky's death, how does Tatyana see Eugene Onegin?
(a) She loathes what he has done but still loves him.
(b) She sees him as a cold, hateful man.
(c) He love dies because she cannot respect him.
(d) She thinks he ruins goodness wherever he goes.

13. 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) All the above.
(d) Question his motives.

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

15. What does the narrator mourn about Vladimir Lensky's premature death?
(a) That he was killed by a friend.
(b) The loss of his unknown future.
(c) That he was killed over something foolish.
(d) All the above.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Eugene Onegin's response to Tatyana's continued refusal?

3. Who travels with Tatyana to Moscow?

4. What was Eugene Onegin's reaction to Vladimir Lensky's death?

5. What is Olga's future after losing Vladimir Lensky?

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