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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 do after she imagines her home and life back in Moscow?
(a) She writes her brother.
(b) She laughs to herself and sits down.
(c) She calls to her mother and cries.
(d) She closes her eyes and tries to forget.

2. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?
(a) Copper.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Lead.
(d) Wood.

3. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?
(a) Ban him from drinking.
(b) Cook him three meals a day.
(c) Devote her life to save him from ruin.
(d) Mend his tattered clothing.

4. What "wicked thing" (10) does Semyon say was done in regards to what they had tried to build in Nizhneye Gorodistche?
(a) Peasants were made to work without pay.
(b) Taxes were increased to pay for the building.
(c) The building was torn down as punishment to the town for not paying taxes.
(d) People in charge pocketed the money.

5. What does the principal tell Marya when she tries to discuss her grievances about the watchman?
(a) He tells her she is being foolish.
(b) He cannot find anyone else to do the job.
(c) He plans to fire him.
(d) He is too busy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marya's driver say he heard of the recent murder in Moscow?

2. Why did Marya become a school mistress?

3. What buildings in Vyazovye can Marya see just as the town comes into view?

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

5. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?

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