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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 an examiner.
(c) He was a watchman.
(d) He was a teacher.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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 tells her she is being foolish.
(d) He is too busy.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?

2. With whom does Hanov live?

3. What items has Hanov given to the school?

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

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

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