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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Marya's last name?
(a) Visovsky.
(b) Villanova.
(c) Vassilyevna.
(d) Vanguard.

2. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?
(a) Wine.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Sweat.

3. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?
(a) He had a group a guard dogs along the road.
(b) He had to guards there.
(c) He had a gate built.
(d) He dug a ditch around it.

4. What does the signalman do as Marya and Semyon arrive in Vyazovye?
(a) He waves and says hello.
(b) He nods his head in disappointment.
(c) He looks down at his book.
(d) He takes off his cap.

5. What are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?
(a) Baking cake.
(b) Curling up with a good book by the fire.
(c) Bringing cookies to the watchmen.
(d) Exams and her pupils.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?

2. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?

3. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

4. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?

5. What items of Marya's are soaked after they are forced to ride the cart through water?

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