The Schoolmistress Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Schoolmistress Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Hanov.
(b) The school watchman.
(c) Old Semyon.
(d) Old Seymour.

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

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

15. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?
(a) Her father's boots.
(b) Her mother's old wedding ring.
(c) An old faded picture of her mother.
(d) Her father's I.D. card.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

2. With whom does Hanov live?

3. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?

4. What do some people say about Hanov?

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

(see the answer keys)

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