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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 is Olga's future after losing Vladimir Lensky?

2. Who notices the distress Tatyana feels at seeing Eugene Onegin again?

3. How does Eugene Onegin feel about the situation in which he finds himself?

4. How does Tatyana react to the news that they are going to Moscow?

5. How does the flight from the bear end in Tatyana's dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Tatyana's mother and her friends decide to do? Why?

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

3. What happens to Olga after Vladimir Lensky's death?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Eugene Onegin feel about the duel after he has accepted the challenge?

10. What is the special "look" that Eugene gives Tatyana and how does it affect her?

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 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?

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