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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. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?
(a) Made a speech.
(b) Gave them gifts.
(c) Helped them with a project.
(d) Asked for a hearing.

2. What does Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?
(a) He may become lazy.
(b) He may be the victim of crime.
(c) He may die of stress.
(d) He may be tempted by the devil.

3. When Pahom "inquired" how to find the Bashkirs, what did he do?
(a) Planned.
(b) Wondered.
(c) Researched.
(d) Asked.

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

5. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?
(a) Bringing in loads of wood.
(b) Resting in his cot.
(c) Lying on the stove.
(d) Working in the field.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much land does the dealer tell Pahom he bought from the Bashkirs for 1,000 rubles?

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

4. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?

5. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?

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