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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?
(a) He was the school principal.
(b) He was a watchman.
(c) He was an examiner.
(d) He was a teacher.

2. What was Marya's brother's occupation?
(a) Officer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Cart Driver.
(d) Teacher.

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

4. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?
(a) They said they would look into it.
(b) The worker was fired immediately.
(c) Nobody was there.
(d) They laughed at her.

5. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?
(a) France.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) America.

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

7. What is one of the things Marya thinks about while riding back home?
(a) Exams.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Writing her brother.
(d) What she will have for dinner.

8. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?
(a) Wine.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tobacco.

9. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?
(a) The principal.
(b) The inspector.
(c) The watchman.
(d) Another teacher.

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

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

12. What is the Marya's last name?
(a) Vanguard.
(b) Visovsky.
(c) Villanova.
(d) Vassilyevna.

13. What items has Hanov given to the school?
(a) Globes.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Slates.
(d) Textbooks.

14. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Hanov.
(b) The school watchman.
(c) Old Semyon.
(d) Old Seymour.

15. 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 is too busy.
(d) He plans to fire him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hanov?

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

3. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?

4. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

5. What do some people say about Hanov?

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