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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 does the principal tell Marya when she tries to discuss her grievances about the watchman?
(a) He is too busy.
(b) He plans to fire him.
(c) He tells her she is being foolish.
(d) He cannot find anyone else to do the job.

2. Why are Semyon and Marya forced to wait just as Vyazovye comes into view and they are close to home?
(a) Officers are checking IDs.
(b) Their horse has become too tired to go any further.
(c) A train is passing.
(d) A cart has tipped over in front of them.

3. Where does Marya's driver say he heard of the recent murder in Moscow?
(a) His cousin from Moscow wrote to him.
(b) Ivan Ionov's tavern.
(c) He read it in the newspaper.
(d) A passenger told him earlier that day.

4. What do some people say about Hanov?
(a) He is a womanizer.
(b) He is a town nuisance.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He is a heavy drinker.

5. How far does Hanov drive to visit Bakvist?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 12 miles.
(c) 8 miles.
(d) 1 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?

2. Where is Marya's family from?

3. What does Marya drink at the tavern where she and Semyon stop?

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

5. Where does Marya feel Hanov should move to rather than live in such a "God-forsaken, dreary place" (6)?

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