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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. 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.

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) Bringing cookies to the watchmen.
(d) Baking cake.

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

4. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?
(a) They won awards.
(b) They gave up the work pretty quickly.
(c) They were quickly promoted.
(d) They were praised by parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya often return home from school with after a long day?

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

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

4. What does Hanov say when Semyon tells him he does not need to ride around in inclement weather?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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