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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vladimir Lensky adore most about Olga?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Her superficial attractions.
(c) Her astute mind and sharp wit.
(d) Her love of poetry.

2. Between Tatyana and Olga, what does the narrator make clear?
(a) Tatyana and Olga as opposites.
(b) Tatyana as his clear favorite.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Olga, and not Tatyana, as being like her mother.

3. What could be found in Eugene Onegin's private rooms?
(a) Nothing, the rooms were spartan and bare and contained little more than a bed, desk, and armoir.
(b) A large collection of taxidermied animals.
(c) A library of significant classic literature.
(d) All the latest tools for hygiene and fashion from Paris and London.

4. What can be said of Eugene Onegin's father?
(a) He was dissappointed in Onegin.
(b) He devoted everything to his son.
(c) He was devoted to the care of his estate.
(d) He was irresponsible with money.

5. What does Vladimir Lensky write poetry about?
(a) The injustice of the political system.
(b) Love.
(c) The power of thought.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change came about Eugene Onegin as a young man?

2. What does Eugene Onegin try to do to alleviate his depression? What is the result?

3. What does the narrator take time from his story to praise?

4. How does Eugene come to feel about Vladimir Lensky?

5. What did Eugene Onegin do that angered his new neighbors in the countryside?

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