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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 is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) The horse thought the tree roots were snakes and would not go any further.
(b) There is a toll they cannot pay on one road.
(c) Marya does not want Semyon to go by Hanov's house.
(d) They cannot pass one road because it belongs to a priest.

2. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?
(a) The principal.
(b) The school inspector.
(c) The watchman.
(d) The Zemstvo.

3. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?
(a) How much money she will make.
(b) Getting the schoolboys to behave.
(c) Exams.
(d) Her students well-being.

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

5. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Old Semyon.
(b) Hanov.
(c) The school watchman.
(d) Old Seymour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

2. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

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

4. How does Marya remember herself as she pictures her life in Moscow?

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

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