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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?
(a) They gave up the work pretty quickly.
(b) They were quickly promoted.
(c) They won awards.
(d) They were praised by parents.

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

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. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?
(a) Oleg, the Minister of Education
(b) Dmitry, the Prime Minister.
(c) Ivan, the Governor.
(d) Alexeyev, the Mayor of Moscow.

5. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?
(a) The schoolboys.
(b) Marya.
(c) The watchman.
(d) The principal.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Hanov live?

2. How old is Hanov?

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

4. How old was Marya when her parents died?

5. What does the principal tell Marya when she tries to discuss her grievances about the watchman?

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