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

2. What does Marya imagine she would do for Hanov if she was his sister or wife?
(a) Cook him three meals a day.
(b) Ban him from drinking.
(c) Mend his tattered clothing.
(d) Devote her life to save him from ruin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?

4. What does Marya long to think of "which would never be" (8)?

5. What are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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