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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. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?
(a) They will do whatever their chiefs tell them to do.
(b) They are clever bargainers.
(c) They have the intelligence of sheep.
(d) They do not care about their land at all.

2. How do the Bashkirs react when Pahom asks for land?
(a) They seem angry.
(b) They seem puzzled.
(c) They seem sad.
(d) They seem amused.

3. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) The head of the commune.
(c) Simon.
(d) His brother-in-law.

4. What does the chief of the Bashkirs use to mark the spot where Pahom will begin his walk?
(a) A spade.
(b) Bashkir's servant.
(c) A cart.
(d) His hat.

5. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?
(a) Tired.
(b) Angry.
(c) Curious.
(d) Cautious.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter VII, how far does Pahom plan to walk the next day?

2. At first, what keeps Pahom from walking quickly?

3. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?

4. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?

5. Why is Pahom carrying a spade on his walk?

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