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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 do some people think is an appropriate monthly pay for a schoolmistress?
(a) 5 rubles.
(b) 105 rubles.
(c) 55 rubles.
(d) 25 rubles.

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

3. 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.

4. What was Marya's brother's occupation?
(a) Cart Driver.
(b) Officer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Doctor.

5. How old is Hanov?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 55.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

2. How is Marya described as she gets back into the cart after snapped out of her daydream of Moscow?

3. Who does Semyon blame for what he describes as "a perfect plague" (11) after riding his horse through deep water?

4. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?

5. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?

(see the answer key)

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