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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 does Marya's driver say he recently heard was killed in Moscow?
(a) Dmitry, the Prime Minister.
(b) Alexeyev, the Mayor of Moscow.
(c) Ivan, the Governor.
(d) Oleg, the Minister of Education

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What items has Hanov given to the school?

3. Where is Marya's family from?

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

5. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Describe Hanov.

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