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

2. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?
(a) Dmitry, the Prime Minister.
(b) Ivan, the Governor.
(c) Alexeyev, the Mayor of Moscow.
(d) Oleg, the Minister of Education

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

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

5. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?
(a) Marya lost her brother's address.
(b) They got into an argument with each other.
(c) Marya stopped replying to her brother.
(d) Her brother stopped replying to her letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?

2. Whose voice wakens Marya from her daydream of her family in Moscow?

3. Whose cart does Semyon follow for the final leg of their journey?

4. Who drives up just as Marya is imagining her life in Moscow?

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

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