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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?
(a) They were quickly promoted.
(b) They gave up the work pretty quickly.
(c) They won awards.
(d) They were praised by parents.

2. What does Marya dream of at night?
(a) Getting married and traveling.
(b) Examinations, peasants, and snowdrifts.
(c) Her mother, father, and brother.
(d) Marrying Hanov and having children.

3. Who tends to think that Marya is paid too much for her work?
(a) The peasants.
(b) The Zemstvo.
(c) The school guardian.
(d) The watchman.

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

5. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?
(a) Ale and sweat.
(b) Fish and tobacco.
(c) Vodka, tobacco, and sheepskins.
(d) Sulphur and wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya long to think of "which would never be" (8)?

2. Marya would stand the entire duration of class if who was present?

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

4. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?

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

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