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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) Resting in his cot.
(b) Lying on the stove.
(c) Working in the field.
(d) Bringing in loads of wood.

2. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 130 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

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

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

5. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) The head of the commune.
(c) Simon.
(d) The innkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?

2. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?

3. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?

4. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?

5. 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"?

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