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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 do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?
(a) They have too many unnecessary meetings.
(b) They are too busy thinking of how they are going to pay for necessities or deal with illness.
(c) They have too many papers to grade.
(d) They are too busy dealing with parents.

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

3. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) Schoolboys throw rocks at their wheels.
(b) Peasants do not allow them to pass.
(c) The road is too icy to go any further.
(d) There are big boulders they cannot pass.

4. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?
(a) Sulphuric acid.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Flour.
(d) Ale.

5. Why did Marya become a school mistress?
(a) She loved teaching.
(b) It paid really well.
(c) She felt she had no other options.
(d) She loved school aged children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?

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

3. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?

4. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?

5. What does Marya think it would be terrible for her to do?

(see the answer key)

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