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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. With whom does Hanov live?
(a) His wife.
(b) Nobody.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His father.

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

3. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?
(a) They got into an argument with each other.
(b) Her brother stopped replying to her letters.
(c) Marya stopped replying to her brother.
(d) Marya lost her brother's address.

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

5. What do some people say about Hanov?
(a) He is lazy.
(b) He is a womanizer.
(c) He is a heavy drinker.
(d) He is a town nuisance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items has Hanov given to the school?

2. How old is Hanov?

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

4. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?

5. Who does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Hanov.

3. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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