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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?
(a) They were praised by parents.
(b) They gave up the work pretty quickly.
(c) They won awards.
(d) They were quickly promoted.

2. Despite being young and handsome, Hanov is described as showing signs of what?
(a) Alzheimers.
(b) Osteoporosis.
(c) Poor vision.
(d) Decay.

3. What does Semyon say to the man who begins swearing at the tavern?
(a) He tells him to stop drinking.
(b) He tells him to leave.
(c) He swears back.
(d) He reminds him there is a lady in the tavern.

4. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?
(a) How much money she will make.
(b) Exams.
(c) Her students well-being.
(d) Getting the schoolboys to behave.

5. What does Hanov call Semyon when they discuss the road conditions?
(a) Old Man.
(b) Papa.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Uncle.

6. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?
(a) Mend his tattered clothing.
(b) Ban him from drinking.
(c) Cook him three meals a day.
(d) Devote her life to save him from ruin.

7. What does Marya often return home from school with after a long day?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Piles of papers to grade.
(c) Headache and heartburn.
(d) Ear ache.

8. What does Marya think it would be terrible for her to do?
(a) Visit her parents.
(b) Losing her home.
(c) Quit her job.
(d) Fall in love.

9. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?
(a) Ale and sweat.
(b) Fish and tobacco.
(c) Sulphur and wine.
(d) Vodka, tobacco, and sheepskins.

10. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Alcohol.

11. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?
(a) He had to guards there.
(b) He dug a ditch around it.
(c) He had a gate built.
(d) He had a group a guard dogs along the road.

12. Why did Marya become a school mistress?
(a) She felt she had no other options.
(b) She loved school aged children.
(c) It paid really well.
(d) She loved teaching.

13. What does Marya long to think of "which would never be" (8)?
(a) A pay raise.
(b) A visit with her brother.
(c) A nice date.
(d) Happiness.

14. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Tea.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coffee.

15. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?
(a) Ale.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Flour.
(d) Sulphuric acid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?

2. Marya would stand the entire duration of class if who was present?

3. What is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?

4. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?

5. What does Hanov say when Semyon tells him he does not need to ride around in inclement weather?

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