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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. Which character thinks that "Busy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads"?
(a) Pahom's wife.
(b) Simon.
(c) Pahom.
(d) Pahom's sister-in-law.

2. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?
(a) He refuses to sell seed to those who do not own their own land.
(b) He demands payment of the peasants' outstanding loans.
(c) He does not supervise his cattle properly.
(d) He fines them when their animals trespass on his employer's land.

3. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?
(a) Greedy.
(b) As if someone has harmed him.
(c) So angry he cannot think clearly.
(d) Sad for something he has lost.

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

5. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?
(a) He worries that there will not be enough workers for his land.
(b) He wants to sell his land and move.
(c) He thinks that maybe he can buy their land.
(d) He tries to get their share of the commune lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?

2. Who is the man in the large fox-fur hat?

3. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?

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

5. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?

(see the answer key)

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