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

2. What buildings in Vyazovye can Marya see just as the town comes into view?
(a) The school and the church.
(b) The tavern and the post office.
(c) The school and the tavern.
(d) The hospital and the town hall.

3. What does the signalman do as Marya and Semyon arrive in Vyazovye?
(a) He nods his head in disappointment.
(b) He looks down at his book.
(c) He takes off his cap.
(d) He waves and says hello.

4. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?
(a) Her father's I.D. card.
(b) Her mother's old wedding ring.
(c) An old faded picture of her mother.
(d) Her father's boots.

5. Who drives up just as Marya is imagining her life in Moscow?
(a) The watchman.
(b) The school principal.
(c) Hanov.
(d) Bakvist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?

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

3. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?

4. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?

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

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