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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 long to think of "which would never be" (8)?
(a) Happiness.
(b) A nice date.
(c) A pay raise.
(d) A visit with her brother.

2. Marya would stand the entire duration of class if who was present?
(a) The inspector.
(b) The principal.
(c) The schoolboys parents.
(d) The Zemstvo.

3. What does Marya think it would be terrible for her to do?
(a) Losing her home.
(b) Visit her parents.
(c) Fall in love.
(d) Quit her job.

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

5. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?

2. What does Semyon say to the man who begins swearing at the tavern?

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

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

5. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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