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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Marya get a vivid picture of for the first time in 13 years while waiting for the train to pass?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her parents and brother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Herself.

2. What do some people think Marya does with the money she collects from her students?
(a) Gives it to the watchman.
(b) Buys firewood.
(c) Keeps it for herself.
(d) Buys food for the schoolboys.

3. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?
(a) 12:00 p.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 8:30 a.m.

4. Whose voice wakens Marya from her daydream of her family in Moscow?
(a) Hanov.
(b) A peasant.
(c) Bakvist.
(d) Semyon.

5. What is the Marya's last name?
(a) Visovsky.
(b) Vassilyevna.
(c) Villanova.
(d) Vanguard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Marya get paid each month?

2. What do some people say about Hanov?

3. Where is Marya's family from?

4. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?

5. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?

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