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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?
(a) Her students do not like her.
(b) The watchman says she is a bad teacher.
(c) She is overpaid.
(d) She is a good young lady.

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

4. 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) Rubber.
(d) Lead.

5. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?
(a) Ivan, the Governor.
(b) Alexeyev, the Mayor of Moscow.
(c) Dmitry, the Prime Minister.
(d) Oleg, the Minister of Education

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?

2. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?

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

4. How old is Hanov?

5. What is the Marya's last name?

(see the answer key)

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