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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?
(a) The watchman.
(b) The principal.
(c) The Zemstvo.
(d) The school inspector.

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

14. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Spiteful.
(c) Spirited.
(d) Special.

15. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?
(a) Brice.
(b) Bastien.
(c) Boris.
(d) Bakvist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the watchman hit the schoolboys?

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

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

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

5. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?

(see the answer keys)

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