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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. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?
(a) If you were asking to have them predict your future.
(b) If you were judging a contest they were in.
(c) If you were getting ready to do manual labor.
(d) If you were trying to do something you had never done before.

2. What agreement does Pahom come to with the landowner?
(a) He will work for her until the land is paid for.
(b) He will pay for the land over the next ten years, one-tenth at a time.
(c) He will pay less for the land because he can pay for it all in advance.
(d) He will pay for half of the land up front and half within two years.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the older sister brag about?

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

3. What is a steward?

4. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?

5. What reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?

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