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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?
(a) The watchman.
(b) The Zemstvo.
(c) The school inspector.
(d) The principal.

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

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

4. Why did Marya and her brother stop writing to each other?
(a) They got into an argument with each other.
(b) Marya lost her brother's address.
(c) Her brother stopped replying to her letters.
(d) Marya stopped replying to her brother.

5. What time of day does "The Schoolmistress" take place?
(a) 8:30 a.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

6. Where is Marya's family from?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Rostov.
(c) Saint Petersburg.
(d) Samara.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What season has not fully ended in "The Schoolmistress"?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

13. How old was Marya when her parents died?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

14. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?
(a) He was the school principal.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was an examiner.
(d) He was a watchman.

15. In what month does "The Schoolmistress" take place?
(a) December.
(b) July.
(c) February.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the watchman hit the schoolboys?

2. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?

3. What does Marya recall Hanov's exam papers smelling like the year before?

4. What does the principal tell Marya when she tries to discuss her grievances about the watchman?

5. What do some people say about Hanov?

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