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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 are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?
(a) Bringing cookies to the watchmen.
(b) Curling up with a good book by the fire.
(c) Baking cake.
(d) Exams and her pupils.

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

3. How many horses does Hanov have for his cart?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. Who tends to think that Marya is paid too much for her work?
(a) The peasants.
(b) The watchman.
(c) The school guardian.
(d) The Zemstvo.

5. Who is Marya's cart driver in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) The school watchman.
(b) Old Semyon.
(c) Hanov.
(d) Old Seymour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Marya get paid each month?

2. Which school employee profits from the firewood money collected from students and also receives payment from the peasants?

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

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

5. How is Marya described as she gets back into the cart after snapped out of her daydream of Moscow?

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