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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hanov say when Semyon tells him he does not need to ride around in inclement weather?
(a) He gets bored at home.
(b) He did not know the roads would be so bad.
(c) He has to get his sick aunt.
(d) It is good exercise for the horse.

2. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?
(a) She is a good young lady.
(b) The watchman says she is a bad teacher.
(c) Her students do not like her.
(d) She is overpaid.

3. What is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) They cannot pass one road because it belongs to a priest.
(b) There is a toll they cannot pay on one road.
(c) Marya does not want Semyon to go by Hanov's house.
(d) The horse thought the tree roots were snakes and would not go any further.

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

5. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?
(a) The schoolboys.
(b) The principal.
(c) Marya.
(d) The watchman.

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

7. What are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?
(a) Exams and her pupils.
(b) Bringing cookies to the watchmen.
(c) Baking cake.
(d) Curling up with a good book by the fire.

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

9. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?
(a) Hold on.
(b) Sit down.
(c) Close your eyes.
(d) Stand up.

10. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?
(a) The principal.
(b) The watchman.
(c) The school guardian.
(d) The examiner.

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

12. What did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?
(a) Her salary.
(b) Lunch.
(c) The watchman and wood for the fire.
(d) Toys.

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

14. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?
(a) They have too many unnecessary meetings.
(b) They are too busy dealing with parents.
(c) They have too many papers to grade.
(d) They are too busy thinking of how they are going to pay for necessities or deal with illness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya dream of at night?

2. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?

3. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?

4. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?

5. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?

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