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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. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?
(a) Sad for something he has lost.
(b) So angry he cannot think clearly.
(c) Greedy.
(d) As if someone has harmed him.

2. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?
(a) The local landowner.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Pahom's wife.
(d) Pahom's sister-in-law.

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

4. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?
(a) He quits the commune in protest.
(b) He accuses the judges of taking bribes.
(c) He tries to appeal the case.
(d) He strips someone else's trees in revenge.

5. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?
(a) She says that someday Pahom will make them rich.
(b) She says that their life is quiet and ordinary.
(c) She says that living in the countryside is more moral.
(d) She says that their life is steady and safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?

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

3. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?

4. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?

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

(see the answer key)

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