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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. Who does Eugene Onegin befriend while he is depressed?

2. What does Eugene find when he reaches his uncle's estate in the country?

3. What did Eugene Onegin do that angered his new neighbors in the countryside?

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

5. Which of the following best characterizes the presence of the narrator in the story EUGENE ONEGIN?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Vladimir writes his poetry inspired by Olga, but rarely gets to read it to her because she doesn't read poetry. Who does the narrator confess he reads his poetry to?

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

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

7. Who is Tatyana? What is she like?

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

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

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

When Tatyana and Eugene reunite in Moscow at the end of the story, their positions are very different. Discuss Eugene and Tatyana at the end of the story.

Part 1. Have Tatyana and Eugene changed by the end of the book? How?

Part 2. What are the dynamics between Tatyana and Eugene in Moscow?

Part 3. Why is Tatyana attractive to Eugene now? Does he really care for her or merely want what he can't have?

Part 4. How are Tatyana and Eugene still the same as they were in the country?

Essay Topic 2

The duel between Eugene and Vladimir is a defining moment in the story. Write about the duel in Eugene Onegin.

Part 1. What is the cause for the duel? Is it a valid reason or more perceived than real?

Part 2. What does his willingness to follow through with the duel tell us about Eugene?

Part 3. How do Vladimir and Eugene spend the night before the duel? What does this tell us about them?

Essay Topic 3

The novel EUGENE ONEGIN is told by a narrator whose voice is a constant presence despite not being a character in the story. Write an essay discussing Pushkin's use of the narrator.

Part 1. Is the narrator Pushkin?

Part 2. How does the narrator change the story?

Part 3. Do you like his use of the narrator? Why or why not?

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