View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapters I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?
(a) The stranger who stays overnight at Pahom's house.
(b) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(c) Pahom's wife.
(d) Pahom.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?

4. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?

5. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample