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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marya often return home from school with after a long day?
(a) Ear ache.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Piles of papers to grade.
(d) Headache and heartburn.

2. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?
(a) Exams.
(b) Getting the schoolboys to behave.
(c) Her students well-being.
(d) How much money she will make.

3. With whom does Hanov live?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His wife.

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

5. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?
(a) The principal.
(b) Marya.
(c) The schoolboys.
(d) The watchman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?

3. What do some people say about Hanov?

4. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?

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

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