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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. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?
(a) 5.
(b) 13.
(c) 31.
(d) 20.

3. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?
(a) The principal.
(b) The Zemstvo.
(c) The school inspector.
(d) The watchman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Marya when her parents died?

2. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?

3. What items has Hanov given to the school?

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

5. What is the Marya's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Hanov.

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

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

8. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

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

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

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