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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 12 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the winter at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Spiteful.
(c) Special.
(d) Spirited.

2. What is the Marya's last name?
(a) Vanguard.
(b) Vassilyevna.
(c) Visovsky.
(d) Villanova.

3. What strong feeling does Marya have as she imagines her family and life in Moscow?
(a) Misery.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Loss.
(d) Gratitude.

4. What is another obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) They cannot pass one road because it belongs to a priest.
(b) The horse thought the tree roots were snakes and would not go any further.
(c) There is a toll they cannot pay on one road.
(d) Marya does not want Semyon to go by Hanov's house.

5. Why is it hard for the cart to get down the road around the time they meet Hanov?
(a) It has begun to snow.
(b) The roads are icy.
(c) There is so much water.
(d) The road is full of holes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

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

3. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?

4. Which worker at Marya's school has she tried to have dismissed for two years?

5. What does Hanov call Semyon when they discuss the road conditions?

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