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

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

3. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Marya’s inner thoughts while riding in the cart. What does she think about? Why? What does this say about Marya and her life?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in “The Schoolmistress.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Hanov and Marya in "The Schoolmistress." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

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