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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. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?
(a) They get him kicked out of the commune.
(b) They burn down his barn.
(c) They let their animals trespass on his land on purpose.
(d) They press charges against him in court.

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

3. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?
(a) She says that someday Pahom will make them rich.
(b) She says that their life is steady and safe.
(c) She says that living in the countryside is more moral.
(d) She says that their life is quiet and ordinary.

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

5. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?
(a) Whoever did it cut down a whole clump of trees.
(b) Whoever did it also let his cows out of their pen.
(c) He hates the idea of trees being wasted in this way.
(d) He hates the idea of a stranger being on his land.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres does the local landowner have?

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

3. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?

4. While the sisters talk, who is hiding behind the oven?

5. What agreement does Pahom come to with the landowner?

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