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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 action does Eugene Onegin decide to do when Tatyana remains cold to him in Moscow?
(a) Challenge the prince to a duel.
(b) Travel again to distract himself.
(c) Profess his love to her in person.
(d) Write a letter.

2. What is the dinner party like that Eugene Onegin attends at the prince's house?
(a) A stately dinner of politics and diplomacies beyond Tatyana's comprehension.
(b) A mockery of high society and fashion.
(c) A desperate superficial attempt to appear wealthy.
(d) The best of society with lively banter controlled by the regal hostess Tatyana.

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

4. What does the narrator mourn after describing Vladimir Lensky's death?
(a) All who have fallen in such a way.
(b) Women's fickleness.
(c) The passing of his own youth.
(d) The loss of an adored literary character.

5. In the beginning of Tatyana's dream, where is she?
(a) In a wintry landscape near a raging river.
(b) Walking home through the country from a festival.
(c) Lost in an unfamiliar land.
(d) Behind Eugene Onegin's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Tatyana first go to Eugene Onegin's estate after he has gone?

2. What is the narrator's impression of winter in the country?

3. How does Tatyana feel about the local folklore and superstitions?

4. What was Tatyana's response to meeting Eugene Onegin again at the ball after she is married?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After some time of Tatyana paying him no attention whatsoever in Moscow, what does Eugene Onegin do to get through to her? What is the result?

2. How does Tatyana end up in Eugene Onegin's estate one day? What does Tatyana ask for?

3. How does Eugene Onegin agree to come to Tatyana's name day celebration?

4. What is Vladimir's experience when he visits Olga the day after the name day celebration?

5. After she arrived, what does Tatyana think of Moscow and being re-united with her relatives?

6. Describe the character Zaretsky.

7. What happens up to and during the duel between Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky once all parties have arrived?

8. What does Eugene Onegin do after it is clear his letters make Tatyana angry? How are the two of them brought together again for their final conversation?

9. How does Vladimir Lensky spend the night before the duel?

10. How does Tatyana feel about the local superstitions? What do they do for her?

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