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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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) Her students do not like her.
(c) She is overpaid.
(d) She is a good young lady.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

14. 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) Wood.
(d) Copper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya think it would be terrible for her to do?

2. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?

3. What did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?

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

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

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