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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapters I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Pahom's reaction to the trouble with the steward?
(a) He takes the steward to court.
(b) He refuses to have any more dealings with the man.
(c) He takes his anger out on his family.
(d) He insists that the family move to a new settlement.

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

4. What is a steward?
(a) A shop owner.
(b) Someone who takes care of someone else's property.
(c) An innkeeper.
(d) Someone who rents the land that they farm or graze animals on.

5. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is an innkeeper.
(c) He is a commune leader.
(d) He is a tradesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?

2. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

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

4. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?

5. What does the older sister brag about?

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