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

2. 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) Life in town is very risky.
(d) The Bashkir are selling land very cheaply.

3. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?
(a) They burn down his barn.
(b) They let their animals trespass on his land on purpose.
(c) They press charges against him in court.
(d) They get him kicked out of the commune.

4. What does Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?
(a) He may be the victim of crime.
(b) He may become lazy.
(c) He may be tempted by the devil.
(d) He may die of stress.

5. 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"?
(a) Simon.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(d) Pahom's wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?

3. While the sisters talk, who is hiding behind the oven?

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

5. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?

(see the answer key)

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