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

2. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?
(a) Fish and tobacco.
(b) Sulphur and wine.
(c) Vodka, tobacco, and sheepskins.
(d) Ale and sweat.

3. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 8:30 a.m.
(d) 12:00 p.m.

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

5. 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 won awards.
(c) They were praised by parents.
(d) They were quickly promoted.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do some people say about Hanov?

4. What does Marya often return home from school with after a long day?

5. Despite being young and handsome, Hanov is described as showing signs of what?

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