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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

14. 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 stop drinking.
(d) He tells him to leave.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?

4. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?

5. What does Hanov call Semyon when they discuss the road conditions?

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