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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is it hard for the cart to get down the road around the time they meet Hanov?
(a) The roads are icy.
(b) There is so much water.
(c) The road is full of holes.
(d) It has begun to snow.

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

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

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

6. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?
(a) Wood.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Copper.
(d) Lead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?

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

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

4. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?

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

(see the answer keys)

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