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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Semyon and Marya forced to wait just as Vyazovye comes into view and they are close to home?
(a) A cart has tipped over in front of them.
(b) A train is passing.
(c) Officers are checking IDs.
(d) Their horse has become too tired to go any further.

2. How much does Marya get paid each month?
(a) 21 rubles.
(b) 6 rubles.
(c) 120 rubles.
(d) 56 rubles.

3. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?
(a) He had to guards there.
(b) He had a group a guard dogs along the road.
(c) He dug a ditch around it.
(d) He had a gate built.

4. With whom does Hanov live?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His wife.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?

3. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?

4. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

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

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