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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. After Vladimir Lensky's death, how does Tatyana see Eugene Onegin?

2. When Tatyana flees from him, what does the bear in her dream do?

3. What does Eugene Onegin think when he first sees Tatyana at a ball?

4. What does the narrator mourn about Vladimir Lensky's premature death?

5. How does Eugene Onegin respond to Vladimir Lensky's note the day after Tanya's name day celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character Zaretsky.

2. After some time of Tatyana paying him no attention whatsoever in Moscow, what does Eugene Onegin do to get through to her? What is the result?

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

4. What does Tatyana do when she sees Eugene Onegin again for the first time in Moscow?

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

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

7. What does Tatyana look for and find in Eugene's books? How?

8. How does the interactions between Eugene Onegin and Olga end at the name day celebration. What does Tatyana think?

9. What happens up to and during the duel between Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky once all parties have arrived?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Tatyana's dream is rife with symbolism and foreshadowing. Discuss Tatyana's dream.

Part 1. Who is the bear?

Part 2. What is the party of monsters? What does it mean that Eugene is chief amongst the monsters?

Part 3. What is the symbolism of the end of Tatyana's dream - both the being taken by Eugene and by the fight?

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