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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 does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?
(a) Dmitry, the Prime Minister.
(b) Ivan, the Governor.
(c) Oleg, the Minister of Education
(d) Alexeyev, the Mayor of Moscow.

2. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?
(a) Nobody was there.
(b) They laughed at her.
(c) They said they would look into it.
(d) The worker was fired immediately.

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

4. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?
(a) Another teacher.
(b) The watchman.
(c) The inspector.
(d) The principal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the principal tell Marya when she tries to discuss her grievances about the watchman?

2. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?

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

4. What was Marya's brother's occupation?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Hanov.

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

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

9. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

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

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