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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 reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?
(a) They celebrate, because they do not like the landowner.
(b) They beg the woman not to sell her land.
(c) They go to court to try to add the land to the commune.
(d) They decide that they need to buy it themselves.

2. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?
(a) Pahom.
(b) The stranger who stays overnight at Pahom's house.
(c) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(d) Pahom's wife.

3. When Pahom piles up "turf," what is he piling up?
(a) Flat pieces of wood cut horizontally across the trunk.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Chunks of grass and its root system.
(d) Mutton bones.

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

5. What does Pahom observe seems to be true about the land?
(a) He will need to walk farther than he guessed in order to access water.
(b) For some reason it feels like he is walking uphill, though the land looks flat.
(c) The farther he goes, the better it gets.
(d) Some of the land seems to already be planted with crops.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the older sister brag about?

3. How long does Pahom plan to walk before he makes his first turn?

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

5. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?

(see the answer key)

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