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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. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?
(a) The watchman.
(b) The examiner.
(c) The school guardian.
(d) The principal.

2. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?
(a) He had a gate built.
(b) He had a group a guard dogs along the road.
(c) He dug a ditch around it.
(d) He had to guards there.

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

4. Why did Marya become a school mistress?
(a) It paid really well.
(b) She loved school aged children.
(c) She loved teaching.
(d) She felt she had no other options.

5. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Flour.
(c) Sulphuric acid.
(d) Ale.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?

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

4. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?

5. What did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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