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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 the author of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Fyodor Dostoevsky.
(b) Leo Tolstoy.
(c) Ivan Turgenev.
(d) Anton Chekhov.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Hanov live?

3. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Hanov.

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

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

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

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

9. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

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

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