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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Marya think it would be terrible for her to do?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Losing her home.
(c) Visit her parents.
(d) Quit her job.

4. With whom does Hanov live?
(a) His wife.
(b) His aunt.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?

2. What do some people say about Hanov?

3. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

4. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?

5. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?

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