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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 did Ivan Ionvo do on his road so that nobody could pass?
(a) He dug a ditch around it.
(b) He had a group a guard dogs along the road.
(c) He had a gate built.
(d) He had to guards there.

2. Who is the author of "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Ivan Turgenev.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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

4. What happened when the watchman hit the schoolboys?
(a) Nobody paid any attention.
(b) A schoolboys father hit him.
(c) The schoolboys attacked him.
(d) He was fired.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the driver tell Marya periodically when the cart is not riding very smoothly due to road or weather conditions?

2. What often happened to people who chose to be schoolmistresses out of passion for the work?

3. How old was Marya when her parents died?

4. What does Marya smell on Hanov as he nears the cart?

5. How many years has Marya been a schoolmistress?

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