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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?
(a) Marya stopped replying to her brother.
(b) Marya lost her brother's address.
(c) They got into an argument with each other.
(d) Her brother stopped replying to her letters.

2. What is one of the things Marya recalls from her flat in Moscow as she waits for the train to pass?
(a) Their aquarium.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The bookshelf.

3. What buildings in Vyazovye can Marya see just as the town comes into view?
(a) The school and the tavern.
(b) The hospital and the town hall.
(c) The school and the church.
(d) The tavern and the post office.

4. What does Marya do after she imagines her home and life back in Moscow?
(a) She closes her eyes and tries to forget.
(b) She calls to her mother and cries.
(c) She writes her brother.
(d) She laughs to herself and sits down.

5. What does Semyon say to the man who begins swearing at the tavern?
(a) He swears back.
(b) He tells him to stop drinking.
(c) He reminds him there is a lady in the tavern.
(d) He tells him to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?

2. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?

3. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?

4. Whose voice wakens Marya from her daydream of her family in Moscow?

5. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?

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