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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 the name day celebration, who is the one at the Larin household who can not sleep?

2. Which of the following does Eugene do in the house in Tatyana's dream?

3. When do Eugene Onegin and Vladimir Lensky arrive at Tatyana's name day celebration?

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

5. What does Tatyana discover about her dream in the book on analyzing dreams?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the character Zaretsky.

5. What does Tatyana dream?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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