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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) A pay raise.
(b) Happiness.
(c) A nice date.
(d) A visit with her brother.

2. What does Marya dream of at night?
(a) Getting married and traveling.
(b) Marrying Hanov and having children.
(c) Her mother, father, and brother.
(d) Examinations, peasants, and snowdrifts.

3. 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.

4. What does Marya think mostly of in regards to her job?
(a) Her students well-being.
(b) Getting the schoolboys to behave.
(c) Exams.
(d) How much money she will make.

5. What are the wagons outside the tavern where Semyon stops filled with?
(a) Sulphuric acid.
(b) Flour.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Ale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya think it would be terrible for her to do?

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

3. What is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?

4. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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