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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marya often return home from school with after a long day?
(a) Headache and heartburn.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Piles of papers to grade.
(d) Ear ache.

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

3. What items of Marya's are soaked after they are forced to ride the cart through water?
(a) Rice and barley.
(b) Sugar and flour.
(c) Milk carton and bread.
(d) Bread and eggs.

4. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?
(a) Vyazovye.
(b) Nishneye Gorodisthce.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

5. What happened when the watchman hit the schoolboys?
(a) A schoolboys father hit him.
(b) The schoolboys attacked him.
(c) He was fired.
(d) Nobody paid any attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marya's brother's occupation?

2. Why did Marya become a school mistress?

3. What do some people think is an appropriate monthly pay for a schoolmistress?

4. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?

5. What did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?

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