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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 do the neighbors think of Eugene after he rejects Tatyana?
(a) The neighbors think he must be very rich.
(b) The neighbors are sure it's a ploy and they will marry.
(c) The neighbors blame and slander him.
(d) All of the above.

2. Which of the following does Eugene tell Tatyana in response to her letter?
(a) He would be an angry, sullen, coldly jealous husband.
(b) All of the above.
(c) He is not worthy of her virtues.
(d) He would cease to love her with time.

3. What brought Tatyana's mother relief from her sadness as she grew up?
(a) None of the above.
(b) She met and married another man.
(c) Time passing and the role of housewife.
(d) A large and loving family.

4. What does Tatyana do when Eugene arrives at the Larin household.
(a) Collects her thoughts and prepare for a confrontation.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Runs into the garden to wait for him.
(d) Begs Olga to stay by her side.

5. What was Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky's favorite topic of discussion?
(a) Women.
(b) Politics.
(c) Plans to travel around Europe.
(d) Men's passions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eugene agree to go to the celebration household?

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

3. What is the first thing Tatyana does when she can't sleep at night?

4. What does Vladimir Lensky adore most about Olga?

5. As winter falls and he is stuck indoors, what is Eugene's only source of pleasure?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Eugene Onegin respond when Vladimir Lensky invites him to come with him to Tatyana's name day celebration? What changes his mind?

3. What is the story of Olga and Tatyana's mother's marriage?

4. How do Tatyana's and her nurse's diagnosis of her sleeplessness and distraction differ?

5. 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?

6. Even while Tatyana is recovering from her rejection, how are Olga and Vladimir doing?

7. Who is Vladimir in love with? What is she like?

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

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

10. What is Eugene Onegin's first impression of both of the Larin sisters?

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