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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. Where do Tatyana and her mother stay when they arrive in Moscow?

2. Who visited Vladimir Lensky's grave?

3. What does the narrator mourn after describing Vladimir Lensky's death?

4. What does Tatyana think of the way Eugene Onegin behaved with Olga at her name day celebration?

5. What is Eugene Onegin's response to Tatyana's continued refusal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eugene Onegin's reaction as soon as the duel is over?

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

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

4. What is the result of the Eugene Onegin's revenge at the name day celebration?

5. How does Eugene Onegin spend the night and early morning before the duel? Can anything be inferred from this?

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

7. What does Tatyana say to Eugene as he kneels at her feet in her home in Moscow?

8. How does Eugene feel about seeing Tatyana again in Moscow?

9. Why is Eugene Onegin angry at Vladimir Lensky at the name day celebration?

10. What revenge does Eugene Onegin take on Vladimir Lensky at Tatyana's name day celebration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator, who often refers to himself as the poet, plays with poetry throughout his own poem. Discuss the following topics, or any others, of Pushkins humorous and playful treatment of poetry throughout his poem.

Part 1. Vladimir is a poet but Eugene cannot write poetry.

Part 2. Vladimir writes insipid poetry the narrator is not fond of.

Part 3. The narrator is reduced to reading his poetry to ducks and scares them away when he does so.

Part 4. In his despair at the end of the story, Eugene nearly resorts to poetry.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Pushkin lived through a very interesting time in Russian history. Write an essay about the early 1800s in Russia, and the time that he lived in and the novel EUGENE ONEGIN took place in.

Part 1. What was the political situation of Russia in the early 1800s?

Part 2. How did the political climate affect Pushkin?

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