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

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

3. What items has Hanov given to the school?
(a) Slates.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Globes.
(d) Textbooks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?

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