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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. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?
(a) He was a watchman.
(b) He was the school principal.
(c) He was an examiner.
(d) He was a teacher.

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

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

4. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?
(a) Moscow.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Petersburg.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?

4. How old is Hanov?

5. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

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 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 the school inspector?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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