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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marya's brother's occupation?

2. Where is Marya's family from?

3. Where does Marya's driver say he heard of the recent murder in Moscow?

4. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?

5. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marya think of on the cart at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

2. What did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before the story takes place?

3. Describe Hanov.

4. Which of Marya's coworkers does she try to get dismissed and what comes of it?

5. What does Marya think of Hanov as their cart follows his?

6. What news from Moscow does Semyon tell Marya he heard at Ivan Ionov's tavern?

7. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

8. What is the only thing Marya keeps from her past?

9. What does Marya Vassilyevna do for work? How long has she had the occupation? Where is she going at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

10. What do readers learn of Marya's past at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Chekhov's commentary on aging in "The Schoolmistress" How is Marya and Hanov's aging discussed in the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief essay analyzing the Chekhov's choice to write "The Schoolmistress" in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the narrative arc in Chekhov ’s "The School Mistress." Using examples from the story, include the following elements of narrative arc: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

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