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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Marya become a school mistress?
(a) She loved school aged children.
(b) She felt she had no other options.
(c) She loved teaching.
(d) It paid really well.

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

3. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?
(a) The principal.
(b) The school guardian.
(c) The watchman.
(d) The examiner.

4. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Hold on.
(c) Stand up.
(d) Close your eyes.

5. What does Semyon say to the man who begins swearing at the tavern?
(a) He swears back.
(b) He reminds him there is a lady in the tavern.
(c) He tells him to stop drinking.
(d) He tells him to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya long to think of "which would never be" (8)?

2. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?

3. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?

4. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?

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

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