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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after the death of Tatyana's father?
(a) Tatyana inherits the estate.
(b) Tatyana and her family are plunged into poverty.
(c) Everybody mourns him.
(d) His wife feels finally free.

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

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

4. What brought Tatyana's mother relief from her sadness as she grew up?
(a) Time passing and the role of housewife.
(b) None of the above.
(c) She met and married another man.
(d) A large and loving family.

5. How did Tatyana's parents meet?
(a) The were paired through an arranged marriage.
(b) They met and eloped when he was in the army.
(c) They were both part of the fashionable Moscow crowd.
(d) None of the above.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Tatyana?

3. What reason does the narrator give for detailing how differently he and Eugene Onegin feel about the country?

4. What does Eugene find when he reaches his uncle's estate in the country?

5. What happens to interfere with the plans the new friends have made?

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