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

2. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?
(a) He is an innkeeper.
(b) He is a tradesman.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a commune leader.

3. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?
(a) He hates the idea of a stranger being on his land.
(b) Whoever did it cut down a whole clump of trees.
(c) He hates the idea of trees being wasted in this way.
(d) Whoever did it also let his cows out of their pen.

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

5. What agreement does Pahom come to with the landowner?
(a) He will pay for the land over the next ten years, one-tenth at a time.
(b) He will work for her until the land is paid for.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

2. How many acres does the local landowner have?

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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