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

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

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

4. What do some people say about Hanov?
(a) He is lazy.
(b) He is a town nuisance.
(c) He is a heavy drinker.
(d) He is a womanizer.

5. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?
(a) Marya lost her brother's address.
(b) Marya stopped replying to her brother.
(c) Her brother stopped replying to her letters.
(d) They got into an argument with each other.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. With whom does Hanov live?

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

5. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?

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