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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 does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?
(a) She is overpaid.
(b) Her students do not like her.
(c) She is a good young lady.
(d) The watchman says she is a bad teacher.

2. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?
(a) The watchman.
(b) The Zemstvo.
(c) The principal.
(d) The school inspector.

3. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?
(a) Her students well-being.
(b) Getting the schoolboys to behave.
(c) Exams.
(d) How much money she will make.

4. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?
(a) They laughed at her.
(b) They said they would look into it.
(c) The worker was fired immediately.
(d) Nobody was there.

5. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?

2. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

3. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?

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

5. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?

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