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

2. Where does Pahom's employee sleep while they are with the Bashkirs?
(a) In Pahom's cart, outside.
(b) On the stove in the house Pahom is staying in.
(c) With the Bashkirs' animals.
(d) In a cot in Pahom's tent.

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

4. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?
(a) Taking care of their herds of animals.
(b) Eating, drinking, and making music.
(c) Making strong trade relationships as they travel.
(d) Planting successful crops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a steward?

2. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?

3. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?

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

5. When Pahom piles up "turf," what is he piling up?

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