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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 often return home from school with after a long day?
(a) Headache and heartburn.
(b) Piles of papers to grade.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Ear ache.

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

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

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

5. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?
(a) Wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

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

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

4. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

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

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