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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. When Eugene Onegin and Tatyana are brought together in Moscow, what is the state of Tatyana's life?

2. How did Lensky fall during the duel?

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

4. How does Tatyana spend the summer before she travels to Moscow?

5. What is Eugene Onegin's response to speaking with Tatyana again in Moscow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Tatyana dream?

7. Describe the character Zaretsky.

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

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

10. What does Eugene Onegin do after it is clear his letters make Tatyana angry? How are the two of them brought together again for their final conversation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the final chapter the narrator discusses his muse, poetry.

Part 1. In the beginning, the narrator shows his muse, or poetry, to society for his benefit. He lives through his poetry for the social scene. What character does this parallel? What is the message Pushkin is trying to tell us with this parallel?

Part 2. The poet's muse outlasts society. He finds inspiration in all types of people and it leads him to Tatyana in a country garden. What do Tatyana and the poet's muse represent now?

Part 3. What is the message about art Pushkin is making with this tangent about his muse?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator goes on a side tangent about Russian and French when he claims that Tatyana wrote her letter in French. Discuss Tatyana's supposed use of French for her letter.

Part 1. Why would Tatyana, a Russian girl, speak French better than Russian?

Part 2. Are there other places where French existed in a similar fashion to Russia? Can we see any remnants of that today?

Part 3. The narrator insinuates that some languages are better than others for expressing specific things - specifically he notes a love letter is most appropriate in French. Do you agree that different languages have different strengths and weaknesses in their ability to express different things? 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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