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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened when the watchman hit the schoolboys?
(a) He was fired.
(b) A schoolboys father hit him.
(c) Nobody paid any attention.
(d) The schoolboys attacked him.

5. Where is Marya's family from?
(a) Samara.
(b) Saint Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Rostov.

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

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

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

9. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Fyodor Dostoevsky.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Ivan Turgenev.

10. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

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

12. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?
(a) Oleg, the Minister of Education
(b) Ivan, the Governor.
(c) Alexeyev, the Mayor of Moscow.
(d) Dmitry, the Prime Minister.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?

2. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?

3. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?

4. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

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

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