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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. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?
(a) Asked for a hearing.
(b) Made a speech.
(c) Helped them with a project.
(d) Gave them gifts.

2. What is the second item of clothing that Pahom removes?
(a) His boots.
(b) His hat.
(c) His under-coat.
(d) His over-coat.

3. How much land does the dealer tell Pahom he bought from the Bashkirs for 1,000 rubles?
(a) 300 acres.
(b) 1,300 acres.
(c) 13,000 acres.
(d) 40 acres.

4. How many acres does the local landowner have?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 300.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 40.

5. At the end of Pahom's dream, just before he wakes, where is Pahom?
(a) Riding a horse made of gold.
(b) Lying dead at the feet of the devil.
(c) Drowning in the Volga while his family watches.
(d) In a large house with a large family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chief of the Bashkirs use to mark the spot where Pahom will begin his walk?

2. At the end of the story, how much land does the narrator say Pahom really needed?

3. Where does Pahom's employee sleep while they are with the Bashkirs?

4. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?

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

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