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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

5. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marya's family from?

2. What items has Hanov given to the school?

3. Where does Marya's driver say he heard of the recent murder in Moscow?

4. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

5. How old was Marya when her parents died?

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