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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 Eugene Onegin report after the dinner with the Larins?

2. What does the narrator say of Tatyana?

3. What does Vladimir Lensky do for Tatyana's father after he passes away?

4. What verdict did the neighbor's scrutiny have when it turned to Vladimir Lensky?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At the end of chapter two, the narrator introduces one of the topics that relates back to his theme of cycles. What is it, and what event in the story brings it up?

4. How do Eugene and the narrator differ about how they feel about the country? Why do you think the narrator tells us this?

5. How do the neighbors views of Eugene's refusal of Tatyana vary from the narrator's?

6. What does the nurse tell Tatyana of her own youth and marriage?

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

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

9. What does the narrator think about Russian women who speak primarily French and only poor Russian and the movement to teach them better Russian?

10. Describe the character of Eugene Onegin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title character of EUGENE ONEGIN is a complex one that transcends time and location. Write an essay about Eugene Onegin.

Part 1. What makes Eugene Onegin unhappy?

Part 2. Do Eugene's actions accurately represent his personality?

Part 3. Why is the force of public opinion such a powerful motivator for Eugene?

Part 4. Do you know people like Eugene alive today?

Essay Topic 2

We don't see Eugene have any feelings other than boredom and irritation until the end of the story when he meets Tatyana in Moscow.

Part 1. Is Eugene really in love, or does he just want what he cannot have?

Part 2. Eugene reviews his life that winter he spends pining for Tatyana, is he finally actually experiencing past events or just wallowing in his own poor choices?

Part 3. Does knowing Tatyana help Eugene to become a better, deeper person?

Part 4. Would the change Eugene experiences in Moscow have happened if he had not rejected Tatyana?

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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