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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. What happened when the watchman hit the schoolboys?
(a) A schoolboys father hit him.
(b) He was fired.
(c) The schoolboys attacked him.
(d) Nobody paid any attention.

2. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?
(a) December.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) February.

3. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?
(a) He was the school principal.
(b) He was an examiner.
(c) He was a watchman.
(d) He was a teacher.

4. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 12:00 p.m.
(c) 8:30 a.m.
(d) 8:30 p.m.

5. What items has Hanov given to the school?
(a) Globes.
(b) Slates.
(c) Pencils.
(d) Textbooks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Marya's driver say he heard of the recent murder in Moscow?

3. With whom does Hanov live?

4. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?

5. What is one of the things Marya thinks about while riding back home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Hanov.

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

9. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

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

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