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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters VII-IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The haze of heat that makes it difficult for Pahom to see clearly might logically be meant to remind the reader of what?
(a) How tired Pahom is.
(b) The earlier threat neighbors made to burn his buildings.
(c) That it is summer.
(d) The heat of hell.

2. Where does Pahom's employee sleep while they are with the Bashkirs?
(a) With the Bashkirs' animals.
(b) On the stove in the house Pahom is staying in.
(c) In a cot in Pahom's tent.
(d) In Pahom's cart, outside.

3. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?
(a) He will get a better price for his crops.
(b) His neighbors will stop trespassing on his land.
(c) All of his acres will be together in one piece of land.
(d) The dealers will not be able to cheat him.

4. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?
(a) The commune is out of seed for that crop.
(b) It would violate the commune's crop rotation rules.
(c) He does not have enough money.
(d) The market for the crop has fallen.

5. What crop does Pahom grow at the new settlement?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Corn.
(d) Beets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three things does Pahom take with him on his walk?

2. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?

3. What is a steward?

4. How do the Bashkirs react when Pahom asks for land?

5. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?

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