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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. Despite being young and handsome, Hanov is described as showing signs of what?
(a) Poor vision.
(b) Alzheimers.
(c) Decay.
(d) Osteoporosis.

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

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

4. 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) They cannot pass one road because it belongs to a priest.
(c) Marya does not want Semyon to go by Hanov's house.
(d) There is a toll they cannot pay on one road.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?

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

5. Why do people like Marya have little time to think of their work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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