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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?
(a) Copper.
(b) Wood.
(c) Lead.
(d) Rubber.

2. Where is Marya's family from?
(a) Rostov.
(b) Saint Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Samara.

3. What is one of the things Marya thinks about while riding back home?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Exams.
(c) What she will have for dinner.
(d) Writing her brother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?

2. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?

3. What does the principal tell Marya when she tries to discuss her grievances about the watchman?

4. What does the signalman do as Marya and Semyon arrive in Vyazovye?

5. What is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?

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