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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Ivan Turgenev.
(b) Fyodor Dostoevsky.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Leo Tolstoy.

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

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

4. How old was Marya when her parents died?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?

2. Where is Marya's family from?

3. What items has Hanov given to the school?

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

5. How old is Hanov?

(see the answer key)

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