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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. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?
(a) Life in the countryside is difficult but secure.
(b) That people in the new settlement beyond the Volga are making good money.
(c) The Bashkir are selling land very cheaply.
(d) Life in town is very risky.

2. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?
(a) The leader of the commune.
(b) Simon.
(c) Pahom.
(d) The innkeeper.

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

4. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) Simon.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) The head of the commune.

5. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?
(a) 40.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?

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

3. What does Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?

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

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

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