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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 does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?
(a) Gave them gifts.
(b) Passed a physical challenge.
(c) Lived among them for a month.
(d) Answered a riddle.

2. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?
(a) Angry.
(b) Curious.
(c) Cautious.
(d) Tired.

3. Why is Pahom carrying a spade on his walk?
(a) The spade is a symbolic gift from his wife.
(b) He is supposed to use it to mark his path.
(c) The Bashkir chief said that Pahom had to carry something made of metal.
(d) Part of his task is to dig up a wild root vegetable the Bashkirs like.

4. When Pahom is only on the second leg of his walk, what does he notice?
(a) He has not walked anything like the distance he thought he would.
(b) It is already noon.
(c) The Bashkirs seem to be getting closer.
(d) He is almost too tired to finish the walk.

5. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 130 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Pahom plan to walk before he makes his first turn?

2. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

3. When, in the beginning of Chapter VIII, the Bashkirs "ascended" the shikhan, what did they do?

4. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?

5. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?

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