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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. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?
(a) He tries to appeal the case.
(b) He accuses the judges of taking bribes.
(c) He strips someone else's trees in revenge.
(d) He quits the commune in protest.

2. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?
(a) Curious.
(b) Tired.
(c) Angry.
(d) Cautious.

3. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?
(a) She says that someday Pahom will make them rich.
(b) She says that their life is steady and safe.
(c) She says that their life is quiet and ordinary.
(d) She says that living in the countryside is more moral.

4. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 40.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 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 pay for half of the land up front and half within two years.
(c) He will pay less for the land because he can pay for it all in advance.
(d) He will work for her until the land is paid for.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?

2. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

3. What reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?

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

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

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