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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 Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Tobacco.

2. Where is Marya's family from?
(a) Saint Petersburg.
(b) Samara.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Rostov.

3. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?
(a) He had a group a guard dogs along the road.
(b) He had a gate built.
(c) He dug a ditch around it.
(d) He had to guards there.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hanov call Semyon when they discuss the road conditions?

2. How old was Marya when her parents died?

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

4. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?

5. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?

(see the answer key)

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