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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 possible futures does the narrator entertain that Vladimir Lensky might have had?

2. How many people have come to celebrate Tatyana's name day celebration?

3. How does Eugene Onegin spend his time before the duel?

4. What does Tatyana do at the end of the story as Eugene kneels before her?

5. What action does Eugene Onegin decide to do when Tatyana remains cold to him in Moscow?

Short Essay Questions

1. After she arrived, what does Tatyana think of Moscow and being re-united with her relatives?

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

3. How does Tatyana feel about the prospect of going to Moscow?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What happens at dinner during Tatyana's name day celebration?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pushkin creates several literary foils for his main characters in the novel EUGENE ONEGIN. Discuss those foils and what they show us.

Part 1. Vladimir as a literary foil for Eugene.

Part 2. Olga as a literary foil for Tatyana.

Part 3. Onegin and Tatyana as literary foils for each other.

Essay Topic 2

There's a lot to write about Alexander Pushkin. Write an essay about him. Make sure to include some information from all of the parts listed below, but emphasis can be put on any one or several of the parts.

Part 1. Heritage and life.

Part 2. Literary works.

Part 3. Political leaning and influence.

Part 4. Influence on literature.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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