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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Wine.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Coffee.

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

3. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Ivan Turgenev.
(b) Fyodor Dostoevsky.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Anton Chekhov.

4. Where does Marya's driver say he heard of the recent murder in Moscow?
(a) He read it in the newspaper.
(b) His cousin from Moscow wrote to him.
(c) A passenger told him earlier that day.
(d) Ivan Ionov's tavern.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some people say about Hanov?

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

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

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

5. How old is Hanov?

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