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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) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Ivan Turgenev.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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

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

4. 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.

5. What is one of the things Marya thinks about while riding back home?
(a) What she will have for dinner.
(b) Writing her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Exams.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

2. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

3. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?

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

5. How old was Marya when her parents died?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

8. Describe Hanov.

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

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

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