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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. Which character thinks that "Busy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads"?
(a) Pahom.
(b) Pahom's wife.
(c) Simon.
(d) Pahom's sister-in-law.

2. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?
(a) Thirty times as much as in his village.
(b) A hundred times as much as in his village.
(c) Fifteen times as much as in his village.
(d) Three times as much as in his village.

3. The Bashkirs "tether" their colts behind their homes. What does this mean that they do?
(a) They keep young horses in pens behind their homes.
(b) They keep young cows in pens behind their homes.
(c) They keep young horses tied behind their homes.
(d) They keep young cows tied behind their homes.

4. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?
(a) The Bashkir are selling land very cheaply.
(b) That people in the new settlement beyond the Volga are making good money.
(c) Life in the countryside is difficult but secure.
(d) Life in town is very risky.

5. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?
(a) Felt very sad.
(b) Stared into space without thinking.
(c) Searched hard for an answer.
(d) Organized his thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?

2. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?

3. What reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?

4. How does Pahom react to his dream?

5. Who is the man in the large fox-fur hat?

(see the answer key)

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