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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 does the expression "racked his brains" mean?
(a) Felt very sad.
(b) Stared into space without thinking.
(c) Organized his thoughts.
(d) Searched hard for an answer.

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

3. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?
(a) If you were trying to do something you had never done before.
(b) If you were judging a contest they were in.
(c) If you were asking to have them predict your future.
(d) If you were getting ready to do manual labor.

4. What is the "kumiss" that the Bashkir women make?
(a) Fermented horse milk.
(b) A goat's milk cheese.
(c) A cow's milk cheese.
(d) Fermented sheep's milk.

5. 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 tied behind their homes.
(c) They keep young horses in pens behind their homes.
(d) They keep young cows tied behind their homes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?

3. When Pahom "inquired" how to find the Bashkirs, what did he do?

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

5. What kind of land is "fallow"?

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