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

2. What are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?
(a) Curling up with a good book by the fire.
(b) Exams and her pupils.
(c) Baking cake.
(d) Bringing cookies to the watchmen.

3. What is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) The horse thought the tree roots were snakes and would not go any further.
(b) Marya does not want Semyon to go by Hanov's house.
(c) There is a toll they cannot pay on one road.
(d) They cannot pass one road because it belongs to a priest.

4. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?
(a) Her students do not like her.
(b) She is a good young lady.
(c) The watchman says she is a bad teacher.
(d) She is overpaid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?

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

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

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 happens when Semyon hears a man swearing at the tavern?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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