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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters VII-IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?
(a) Life in the countryside is difficult but secure.
(b) The Bashkir are selling land very cheaply.
(c) Life in town is very risky.
(d) That people in the new settlement beyond the Volga are making good money.

3. What is surprising about the chief of the Bashkirs?
(a) He claims to know Pahom.
(b) He is incredibly old.
(c) He refuses Pahom's gifts.
(d) He speaks Russian.

4. How many sons is it implied that Pahom has?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?
(a) They decide that they need to buy it themselves.
(b) They celebrate, because they do not like the landowner.
(c) They go to court to try to add the land to the commune.
(d) They beg the woman not to sell her land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter VIII, what does the expression "the morning red was beginning to kindle" mean?

3. Why is Pahom carrying a spade on his walk?

4. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?

5. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?

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