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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. 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 thinks that maybe he can buy their land.
(c) He worries that there will not be enough workers for his land.
(d) He tries to get their share of the commune lands.

2. Which word is a synonym for "haggle"?
(a) Bargain.
(b) Gather.
(c) Argue.
(d) Criticize.

3. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?
(a) The refuse to pay him the rent that they owe him.
(b) They steal his crops.
(c) Their animals trespass on his land.
(d) They disagree about the boundary of his land.

4. When he is nearly two miles along the third side of "his" land, what does Pahom decide?
(a) He needs to go just a little farther, because he can see the river ahead.
(b) He might be lost.
(c) He has to cut this leg short and get back to the Bashkirs as quickly as he can.
(d) He will never be able to get back to the Bashkirs.

5. What is the "steppe" Pahom is headed for at the end of Chapter VII?
(a) A marshy place where irrigation water can be drawn.
(b) An area where horses are temporarily kept.
(c) A thick forest on the flat top of a hill.
(d) Flat, grassy land without trees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The haze of heat that makes it difficult for Pahom to see clearly might logically be meant to remind the reader of what?

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

4. At first, what keeps Pahom from walking quickly?

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

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