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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 does Semyon tell Marya they had tried to build in Nizhneye Gorodistche?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A new tavern.
(c) An inn.
(d) A school.

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

3. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. How old was Marya when her parents died?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

5. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?
(a) The watchman says she is a bad teacher.
(b) She is a good young lady.
(c) She is overpaid.
(d) Her students do not like her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?

2. How does Marya remember herself as she pictures her life in Moscow?

3. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?

4. What is one of the things Marya recalls from her flat in Moscow as she waits for the train to pass?

5. What do some people think Marya does with the money she collects from her students?

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