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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 does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?
(a) Vodka, tobacco, and sheepskins.
(b) Ale and sweat.
(c) Sulphur and wine.
(d) Fish and tobacco.

2. How far does Hanov drive to visit Bakvist?
(a) 1 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

3. What do some people think Marya does with the money she collects from her students?
(a) Buys food for the schoolboys.
(b) Gives it to the watchman.
(c) Keeps it for herself.
(d) Buys firewood.

4. What do some people think is an appropriate monthly pay for a schoolmistress?
(a) 25 rubles.
(b) 105 rubles.
(c) 55 rubles.
(d) 5 rubles.

5. Whose voice wakens Marya from her daydream of her family in Moscow?
(a) Bakvist.
(b) Semyon.
(c) Hanov.
(d) A peasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?

2. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?

3. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

4. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?

5. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

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