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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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 a gate built.
(c) He dug a ditch around it.
(d) He had to guards there.

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

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

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

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 did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?
(a) Toys.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Her salary.
(d) The watchman and wood for the fire.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Why is it hard for the cart to get down the road around the time they meet Hanov?

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

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

5. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?

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