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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 does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?
(a) Mend his tattered clothing.
(b) Ban him from drinking.
(c) Cook him three meals a day.
(d) Devote her life to save him from ruin.

2. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?
(a) Marya.
(b) The watchman.
(c) The principal.
(d) The schoolboys.

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

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

5. What does Hanov say when Semyon tells him he does not need to ride around in inclement weather?
(a) It is good exercise for the horse.
(b) He did not know the roads would be so bad.
(c) He has to get his sick aunt.
(d) He gets bored at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?

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

3. Despite being young and handsome, Hanov is described as showing signs of what?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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