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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Marya dream of at night?
(a) Marrying Hanov and having children.
(b) Examinations, peasants, and snowdrifts.
(c) Her mother, father, and brother.
(d) Getting married and traveling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Marya would stand the entire duration of class if who was present?
(a) The Zemstvo.
(b) The inspector.
(c) The schoolboys parents.
(d) The principal.

12. 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 tells him to stop drinking.
(c) He tells him to leave.
(d) He swears back.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?

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

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

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

5. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?

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