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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. Why does Pahom hesitate before setting out on his walk?
(a) He is having second thoughts about moving.
(b) He feels tired and dizzy from not sleeping the night before.
(c) He is not sure which direction to travel in.
(d) He suddenly realizes it might be a trick.

2. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?
(a) The land is not good for growing what he wants to grow.
(b) It is too expensive to rent land.
(c) The land dealers are cheating him.
(d) The land is too far from the village.

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

4. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?
(a) All of his acres will be together in one piece of land.
(b) The dealers will not be able to cheat him.
(c) He will get a better price for his crops.
(d) His neighbors will stop trespassing on his land.

5. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?
(a) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Pahom's wife.
(d) The stranger who stays overnight at Pahom's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is nearly two miles along the third side of "his" land, what does Pahom decide?

2. What agreement does Pahom come to with the landowner?

3. What does Pahom tell the Bashkirs is wrong with the land where he comes from?

4. On the night before his big walk, what does Pahom lie awake doing?

5. In the dream that Pahom has on the night before his big walk, who is the person that he first sees laughing outside?

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