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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 think it would be terrible for her to do?
(a) Quit her job.
(b) Visit her parents.
(c) Losing her home.
(d) Fall in love.

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

3. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?
(a) They have too many unnecessary meetings.
(b) They have too many papers to grade.
(c) They are too busy thinking of how they are going to pay for necessities or deal with illness.
(d) They are too busy dealing with parents.

4. What does the principal tell Marya when she tries to discuss her grievances about the watchman?
(a) He cannot find anyone else to do the job.
(b) He plans to fire him.
(c) He is too busy.
(d) He tells her she is being foolish.

5. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?
(a) 13.
(b) 31.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

2. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?

3. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?

4. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?

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

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