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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Hanov?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 55.

2. Marya would stand the entire duration of class if who was present?
(a) The inspector.
(b) The principal.
(c) The Zemstvo.
(d) The schoolboys parents.

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

4. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) December.

5. Whose cart does Semyon follow for the final leg of their journey?
(a) The Zemstov's.
(b) The watchman's.
(c) Hanov's.
(d) Bakvist's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?

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

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

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

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