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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters IV-VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?
(a) Plant trees there.
(b) Process milk for the market.
(c) Let animals graze there.
(d) House cattle in the winter.

2. What does the older sister brag about?
(a) Her clever children.
(b) Her housekeeping skill.
(c) Her comfortable life.
(d) Her loyal husband.

3. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?
(a) The dealers will not be able to cheat him.
(b) He will get a better price for his crops.
(c) His neighbors will stop trespassing on his land.
(d) All of his acres will be together in one piece of land.

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

5. How many acres does the local landowner have?
(a) 300.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 40.
(d) 1,300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "kumiss" that the Bashkir women make?

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

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

4. What does Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?

5. How many sons is it implied that Pahom has?

(see the answer key)

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