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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Hanov say he is going to visit when he sees Marya and her driver?
(a) Brice.
(b) Boris.
(c) Bakvist.
(d) Bastien.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hanov?

2. What work did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before "The Schoolmistress" takes place?

3. How old was Marya when her parents died?

4. What is the only thing Marya has left from her past?

5. Which worker is said to have received his position through influence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

2. What is the only thing Marya keeps from her past?

3. What does Marya think of on the cart at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

4. Describe Hanov.

5. Which of Marya's coworkers does she try to get dismissed and what comes of it?

6. What do readers learn of Marya's past at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

7. What does Marya Vassilyevna do for work? How long has she had the occupation? Where is she going at the start of "The Schoolmistress"?

8. What does Marya think of Hanov as their cart follows his?

9. What news from Moscow does Semyon tell Marya he heard at Ivan Ionov's tavern?

10. What did Hanov do at Marya's school the year before the story takes place?

(see the answer keys)

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