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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?
(a) Another teacher.
(b) The watchman.
(c) The inspector.
(d) The principal.

2. What is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) The horse thought the tree roots were snakes and would not go any further.
(b) Marya does not want Semyon to go by Hanov's house.
(c) There is a toll they cannot pay on one road.
(d) They cannot pass one road because it belongs to a priest.

3. What does Marya long to think of "which would never be" (8)?
(a) Happiness.
(b) A nice date.
(c) A visit with her brother.
(d) A pay raise.

4. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?
(a) Mend his tattered clothing.
(b) Ban him from drinking.
(c) Devote her life to save him from ruin.
(d) Cook him three meals a day.

5. Why did Marya become a school mistress?
(a) It paid really well.
(b) She loved teaching.
(c) She felt she had no other options.
(d) She loved school aged children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya dream of at night?

2. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?

3. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

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

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

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