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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapters I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character thinks that "Busy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads"?
(a) Simon.
(b) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(c) Pahom's wife.
(d) Pahom.

2. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?
(a) Felt very sad.
(b) Stared into space without thinking.
(c) Organized his thoughts.
(d) Searched hard for an answer.

3. While the sisters talk, who is hiding behind the oven?
(a) Pahom's brother-in-law.
(b) Simon.
(c) The devil.
(d) The innkeeper.

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

5. What is a steward?
(a) An innkeeper.
(b) Someone who takes care of someone else's property.
(c) A shop owner.
(d) Someone who rents the land that they farm or graze animals on.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?

2. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?

3. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?

4. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?

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

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