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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?

2. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

3. What was Marya's brother's occupation?

4. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?

5. What happened when the watchman hit the schoolboys?

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