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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 Marya often return home from school with after a long day?
(a) Headache and heartburn.
(b) Ear ache.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Piles of papers to grade.

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

3. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?
(a) Vyazovye.
(b) Nishneye Gorodisthce.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Petersburg.

4. What do some people say about Hanov?
(a) He is a heavy drinker.
(b) He is a womanizer.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He is a town nuisance.

5. 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 had a gate built.
(d) He dug a ditch around it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strong feeling does Marya have as she imagines her family and life in Moscow?

2. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

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

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

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

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