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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Marya went to the Zemstvo board to complain about another school worker?
(a) The worker was fired immediately.
(b) They said they would look into it.
(c) Nobody was there.
(d) They laughed at her.

2. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?
(a) Moscow.
(b) America.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) France.

3. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Wine.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

4. What items has Hanov given to the school?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) Slates.
(c) Pencils.
(d) Globes.

5. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?
(a) Her father's boots.
(b) Her father's I.D. card.
(c) Her mother's old wedding ring.
(d) An old faded picture of her mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?

3. What does the tavern Semyon and Marya stop at smell like?

4. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

5. What is the Marya's last name?

(see the answer key)

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