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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after the death of Tatyana's father?
(a) His wife feels finally free.
(b) Tatyana inherits the estate.
(c) Everybody mourns him.
(d) Tatyana and her family are plunged into poverty.

2. Who is Tatyana?
(a) Olga's older sister.
(b) A serving girl in the Larin household.
(c) Olga's best friend.
(d) A distant cousin living in the Larin household.

3. What message does Vladimir Lensky pass on to Eugene Onegin while visiting him in the winter?
(a) That Tatyana has moved to the city.
(b) That the Larin family is offended he hasn't ever come to visit again.
(c) That he is invited to Tatyana's name day celebration.
(d) That Olga begs him to come to a party at their house.

4. What reason does the narrator give for his preference for Bordeaux?
(a) It is cheaper.
(b) Champagne no longer agrees with his stomach.
(c) It is a man's drink.
(d) It has a long tradition.

5. What is the first thing Eugene Onegin gives up as he becomes depressed?
(a) Prospects of running the estate.
(b) Women.
(c) His title.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. On a typical day, the young Eugene Onegin would....

2. What happens to interfere with the plans the new friends have made?

3. What does Vladimir Lensky write poetry about?

4. What do Eugene Onegin and his new friend do together to alleviate their depression?

5. Which of the following does Eugene tell Tatyana in response to her letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Eugene arrives at his uncle's house?

2. Describe the activities of a typical day in the life of Eugene Onegin.

3. How does Eugene get along with his neighbors in the country?

4. As Tatyana waits for an answer to her letter from Eugene, what does Vladimir Lensky tell them? What affect does this have on Tatyana?

5. How is Tatyana after being rejected by Eugene Onegin?

6. What is the tone of the letter that Tatyana wrote to Eugene Onegin? What does she express?

7. In chapter one the narrator is briefly a character in his own story. What interaction does the narrator have with Eugene?

8. Describe the character of Eugene Onegin.

9. There are two sets of literary foils, or opposites, that the reader is introduced to in the country. Who are the two sets and how are they opposites?

10. What does the gossip say about Eugene Onegin shortly after his first visit to the Larin household, and what result does it have?

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