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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) Bringing cookies to the watchmen.
(c) Exams and her pupils.
(d) Baking cake.

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

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

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

9. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?
(a) They won awards.
(b) They gave up the work pretty quickly.
(c) They were quickly promoted.
(d) They were praised by parents.

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Semyon say to the man who begins swearing at the tavern?

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

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

4. Why did Marya become a school mistress?

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

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