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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marya's driver say he heard of the recent murder in Moscow?
(a) A passenger told him earlier that day.
(b) His cousin from Moscow wrote to him.
(c) Ivan Ionov's tavern.
(d) He read it in the newspaper.

2. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Spiteful.
(c) Spirited.
(d) Special.

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

4. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?
(a) Stand up.
(b) Hold on.
(c) Close your eyes.
(d) Sit down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?

2. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?

3. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

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

5. How old was Marya when her parents died?

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