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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?
(a) Vyazovye.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Nishneye Gorodisthce.

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

13. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) The road is too icy to go any further.
(b) Schoolboys throw rocks at their wheels.
(c) Peasants do not allow them to pass.
(d) There are big boulders they cannot pass.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Marya become a school mistress?

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

3. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?

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

5. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?

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