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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 was the state of Vladimir and Olga's marriage at the time of the celebration?
(a) None of the above.
(b) It was two weeks away.
(c) It was delayed until further notice depending on Tatyana's health.
(d) They were still enjoying newlywed bliss.

2. What reason does the narrator give for detailing how differently he and Eugene Onegin feel about the country?
(a) To make it clear Onegin is not a self portrait.
(b) Everyone loves reading poetry about the countryside.
(c) None of the above.
(d) To offer two perspectives on beauty.

3. How does Vladimir Lensky feel about Olga?
(a) He loves her passionately.
(b) He finds her bossy and brazen.
(c) He finds her boring.
(d) He is timid around her and nervous.

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

5. What does Eugene Onegin try to do to alleviate his depression? What is the result?
(a) He tries to borrow money, but is denied.
(b) He tries to write, but cannot.
(c) He proposes to a girl, but she rejects him.
(d) He wants to travel, but his father won't let him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the death of Tatyana's father?

2. What does Eugene Onegin report after the dinner with the Larins?

3. What was Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky's favorite topic of discussion?

4. What was Eugene Onegin especially good at as a young man?

5. Which of the following personages best describes Onegin?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What do Vladimir Lensky and Eugne Onegin discuss? What is their favorite topic?

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

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

7. When Eugene becomes tired of his social life and routine and falls into depression, what does he do?

8. How does the narrator feel about women's feet and what does he say about them?

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

10. What chastisement does Eugene Onegin give Tatyana at the end of his response to her letter?

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