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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. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?
(a) They are too busy thinking of how they are going to pay for necessities or deal with illness.
(b) They are too busy dealing with parents.
(c) They have too many unnecessary meetings.
(d) They have too many papers to grade.

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) Her students do not like her.
(c) She is a good young lady.
(d) She is overpaid.

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

4. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?
(a) They won awards.
(b) They were quickly promoted.
(c) They were praised by parents.
(d) They gave up the work pretty quickly.

5. What does Marya often return home from school with after a long day?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Piles of papers to grade.
(c) Ear ache.
(d) Headache and heartburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hanov call Semyon when they discuss the road conditions?

2. What does Marya dream of at night?

3. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?

4. Why is it hard for the cart to get down the road around the time they meet Hanov?

5. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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