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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. What does Marya dream of at night?
(a) Her mother, father, and brother.
(b) Marrying Hanov and having children.
(c) Getting married and traveling.
(d) Examinations, peasants, and snowdrifts.

2. Whose job is it to light the stove on cold days at Marya's school?
(a) The watchman.
(b) The schoolboys.
(c) Marya.
(d) The principal.

3. In what town does Semyon stop at a tavern with Marya?
(a) Nishneye Gorodisthce.
(b) Vyazovye.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

4. What does the man at the tavern say after saying he knows who Marya is?
(a) Her students do not like her.
(b) She is a good young lady.
(c) The watchman says she is a bad teacher.
(d) She is overpaid.

5. What is one obstacle Semyon encounters along the road home?
(a) There are big boulders they cannot pass.
(b) Peasants do not allow them to pass.
(c) Schoolboys throw rocks at their wheels.
(d) The road is too icy to go any further.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some things Marya thinks about after daydreaming about being Hanov's wife?

2. What did Marya collect money from her students to pay for?

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

4. To whom does Marya give the money she collects from her students?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Marya and Semyon go when they stop at Nishneye Gorodistche and how is it described before they enter?

2. What does Marya think about when she smells alcohol on Hanov as they ride their carts?

3. What do Hanov and Semyon discuss after riding through a very wet road?

4. What happens when Semyon hears a man swearing at the tavern?

5. What are three of the obstacles Semyon encounters on their journey despite trying to find the "driest and shortest way" (9)?

6. How is Marya's school described on cold, winter mornings?

7. How does Marya feel about her role as schoolmistress?

8. How is the inside of the tavern in Nizhneye Gorodistche described?

9. Describe what Marya would do in her class on days the Zemstvo or school guardian were present?

10. What does Marya collect money from her students to pay for?

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