View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?
(a) 40.
(b) 300.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 1,300.

4. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?
(a) The commune is out of seed for that crop.
(b) The market for the crop has fallen.
(c) He does not have enough money.
(d) It would violate the commune's crop rotation rules.

5. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?
(a) He quits the commune in protest.
(b) He tries to appeal the case.
(c) He accuses the judges of taking bribes.
(d) He strips someone else's trees in revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?

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

3. What crop does Pahom grow at the new settlement?

4. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?

5. In Chapter V, whom does Pahom leave in charge of his homestead while he is gone?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 315 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample