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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. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?
(a) They disagree about the boundary of his land.
(b) The refuse to pay him the rent that they owe him.
(c) They steal his crops.
(d) Their animals trespass on his land.

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

3. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?
(a) Searched hard for an answer.
(b) Felt very sad.
(c) Stared into space without thinking.
(d) Organized his thoughts.

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

5. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?
(a) Greedy.
(b) As if someone has harmed him.
(c) So angry he cannot think clearly.
(d) Sad for something he has lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?

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

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 Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?

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

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