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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. With whom does Hanov live?

5. How old is Hanov?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Marya think of the school inspector?

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

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

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

7. Describe Hanov.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Chekhov's language style and word choice in "The Schoolmistress." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of “The Schoolmistress.” How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Hanov and Marya in "The Schoolmistress." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

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