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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?
(a) Petersburg.
(b) Moscow.
(c) America.
(d) France.

5. What is the Marya's last name?
(a) Visovsky.
(b) Vassilyevna.
(c) Vanguard.
(d) Villanova.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?

2. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?

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

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

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

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