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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Hanov.
(b) The school watchman.
(c) Old Seymour.
(d) Old Semyon.

2. What is the Marya's last name?
(a) Vanguard.
(b) Vassilyevna.
(c) Villanova.
(d) Visovsky.

3. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Special.
(b) Spirited.
(c) Spontaneous.
(d) Spiteful.

4. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?
(a) An old faded picture of her mother.
(b) Her mother's old wedding ring.
(c) Her father's boots.
(d) Her father's I.D. card.

5. How old was Marya when her parents died?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some people say about Hanov?

2. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?

3. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?

4. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?

5. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marya Vassilyevna do for work? How long has she had the occupation? Where is she going at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

2. What does Marya think of Hanov as their cart follows his?

3. What is the only thing Marya keeps from her past?

4. What news from Moscow does Semyon tell Marya he heard at Ivan Ionov's tavern?

5. What do readers learn of Marya's past at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

6. What does Marya think of on the cart at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

7. Which of Marya's coworkers does she try to get dismissed and what comes of it?

8. Describe Hanov.

9. What did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before the story takes place?

10. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

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