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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the nurse think of Tatyana when she sees her distracted and distraught?

2. What does the narrator say of the literature of his time?

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

4. What advice does the narrator give to the reader about Russian balls?

5. What happens just as Tatyana finishes writing her letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What events unfold when Tatyana hears Eugene Onegin's horse arriving?

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

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

5. Describe the character of Eugene Onegin.

6. Who is Tatyana? What is she like?

7. What response does Eugene Onegin give Tatyana?

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

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

10. What is Eugene doing when the novel opens? How does he feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator of the novel EUGENE ONEGIN is clearly adoring of his character Tatyana. Describe Tatyana.

Part 1. Describe the character Tatyana.

Part 2. How is Tatyana different than most girls that surround her?

Part 3. What trait of Tatyana's does the narrator make shine in her letter to Eugene Onegin?

Part 4. Does Tatyana change througout the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator goes on a side tangent about Russian and French when he claims that Tatyana wrote her letter in French. Discuss Tatyana's supposed use of French for her letter.

Part 1. Why would Tatyana, a Russian girl, speak French better than Russian?

Part 2. Are there other places where French existed in a similar fashion to Russia? Can we see any remnants of that today?

Part 3. The narrator insinuates that some languages are better than others for expressing specific things - specifically he notes a love letter is most appropriate in French. Do you agree that different languages have different strengths and weaknesses in their ability to express different things? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The novel EUGENE ONEGIN has a theme of cycles that keeps coming up. Using passages from the book, discuss Pushkin's theme of cycles for each of the following topics.

Part 1. Generations

Part 2. Seasons

Part 3. Life and Death

Part 4. Passion

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