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

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

3. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?
(a) Lying on the stove.
(b) Working in the field.
(c) Resting in his cot.
(d) Bringing in loads of wood.

4. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?
(a) The devil.
(b) Pahom's brother-in-law.
(c) Simon.
(d) The local landowner.

5. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?
(a) 130 miles.
(b) 300 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a steward?

3. 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"?

4. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?

5. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?

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