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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 is it hard for the cart to get down the road around the time they meet Hanov?
(a) The road is full of holes.
(b) The roads are icy.
(c) There is so much water.
(d) It has begun to snow.

2. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?
(a) Her mother's old wedding ring.
(b) Her father's I.D. card.
(c) An old faded picture of her mother.
(d) Her father's boots.

3. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?
(a) 13.
(b) 31.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

4. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?
(a) He was a watchman.
(b) He was the school principal.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was an examiner.

5. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?
(a) Rubber.
(b) Wood.
(c) Copper.
(d) Lead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?

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

3. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?

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

5. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?

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