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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 is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) They cannot pass one road because it belongs to a priest.
(b) Marya does not want Semyon to go by Hanov's house.
(c) There is a toll they cannot pay on one road.
(d) The horse thought the tree roots were snakes and would not go any further.

2. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?
(a) Tea.
(b) Wine.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Coffee.

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

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

5. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?
(a) Vodka, tobacco, and sheepskins.
(b) Ale and sweat.
(c) Sulphur and wine.
(d) Fish and tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story describe Marya's life as aging her, "making her ugly, angular, and awkward, as though she were made of" (8) what?

2. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?

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

4. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?

5. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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