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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 did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?
(a) Her salary.
(b) Toys.
(c) Lunch.
(d) The watchman and wood for the fire.

2. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?
(a) The watchman says she is a bad teacher.
(b) She is a good young lady.
(c) Her students do not like her.
(d) She is overpaid.

3. Despite being young and handsome, Hanov is described as showing signs of what?
(a) Alzheimers.
(b) Decay.
(c) Poor vision.
(d) Osteoporosis.

4. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) Schoolboys throw rocks at their wheels.
(b) Peasants do not allow them to pass.
(c) The road is too icy to go any further.
(d) There are big boulders they cannot pass.

5. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Nishneye Gorodisthce.
(d) Vyazovye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?

2. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?

3. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?

4. What does Marya long to think of "which would never be" (8)?

5. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marya feel about her role as schoolmistress?

2. How is Marya's school described on cold, winter mornings?

3. What does Marya think about when she smells alcohol on Hanov as they ride their carts?

4. Describe what Marya would do in her class on days the Zemstvo or school guardian were present?

5. Where do Marya and Semyon go when they stop at Nishneye Gorodistche and how is it described before they enter?

6. What are three of the obstacles Semyon encounters on their journey despite trying to find the "driest and shortest way" (9)?

7. What happens when Semyon hears a man swearing at the tavern?

8. How is the inside of the tavern in Nizhneye Gorodistche described?

9. What does Marya collect money from her students to pay for?

10. What do Hanov and Semyon discuss after riding through a very wet road?

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