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

2. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?
(a) The devil.
(b) Pahom's brother-in-law.
(c) The local landowner.
(d) Simon.

3. 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's sister-in-law.
(d) Pahom.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?

2. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?

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

4. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?

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

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