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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 is a steward?
(a) Someone who takes care of someone else's property.
(b) An innkeeper.
(c) A shop owner.
(d) Someone who rents the land that they farm or graze animals on.

2. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 130 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

3. Why is Pahom carrying a spade on his walk?
(a) The spade is a symbolic gift from his wife.
(b) He is supposed to use it to mark his path.
(c) The Bashkir chief said that Pahom had to carry something made of metal.
(d) Part of his task is to dig up a wild root vegetable the Bashkirs like.

4. How does Pahom react to his dream?
(a) He finds it funny.
(b) He is horrified, but shakes the feeling off.
(c) He thinks that it is probably a good omen.
(d) He decides that it might be better to go home immediately.

5. If Pahom's land is "arable," what is true of his land?
(a) It has little topsoil.
(b) It is one continuous piece.
(c) It is good for growing crops.
(d) It is prone to flooding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pahom's reaction to the trouble with the steward?

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

3. What strange thing does the person in Pahom's dream do?

4. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?

5. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?

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