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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?
(a) Bakvist.
(b) Boris.
(c) Bastien.
(d) Brice.

3. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?
(a) They laughed at her.
(b) Nobody was there.
(c) The worker was fired immediately.
(d) They said they would look into it.

4. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Spiteful.
(b) Spirited.
(c) Special.
(d) Spontaneous.

5. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?
(a) Marya lost her brother's address.
(b) Marya stopped replying to her brother.
(c) They got into an argument with each other.
(d) Her brother stopped replying to her letters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?

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

4. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

5. With whom does Hanov live?

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