2. 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.

3. 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.

4. What do some people say about Hanov?
(a) He is a womanizer.
(b) He is a town nuisance.
(c) He is a heavy drinker.
(d) He is lazy.

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

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

7. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?
(a) 31.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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