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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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 tells her she is being foolish.
(c) He is too busy.
(d) He plans to fire him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?

2. What items has Hanov given to the school?

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

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

5. Where is Marya's family from?

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