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

2. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) Schoolboys throw rocks at their wheels.
(b) The road is too icy to go any further.
(c) Peasants do not allow them to pass.
(d) There are big boulders they cannot pass.

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

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

5. What did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?
(a) Toys.
(b) Her salary.
(c) Lunch.
(d) The watchman and wood for the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?

2. Marya would stand the entire duration of class if who was present?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. How does Marya feel about her role as schoolmistress?

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

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

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

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