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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. Why does Pahom hesitate before setting out on his walk?
(a) He suddenly realizes it might be a trick.
(b) He is having second thoughts about moving.
(c) He feels tired and dizzy from not sleeping the night before.
(d) He is not sure which direction to travel in.

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

3. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?
(a) He thinks that maybe he can buy their land.
(b) He tries to get their share of the commune lands.
(c) He worries that there will not be enough workers for his land.
(d) He wants to sell his land and move.

4. At the end of Pahom's dream, just before he wakes, where is Pahom?
(a) In a large house with a large family.
(b) Riding a horse made of gold.
(c) Drowning in the Volga while his family watches.
(d) Lying dead at the feet of the devil.

5. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?
(a) They disagree about the boundary of his land.
(b) Their animals trespass on his land.
(c) They steal his crops.
(d) The refuse to pay him the rent that they owe him.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night before his big walk, what does Pahom lie awake doing?

2. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?

3. Which word is a synonym for "haggle"?

4. What does the chief of the Bashkirs use to mark the spot where Pahom will begin his walk?

5. Pahon sees that the land of the Bashkirs is "black as the seed of a poppy." What figure of speech is used here?

(see the answer key)

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