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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. 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.

2. 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.

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

4. What is Pahom's reaction to the trouble with the steward?
(a) He takes his anger out on his family.
(b) He insists that the family move to a new settlement.
(c) He takes the steward to court.
(d) He refuses to have any more dealings with the man.

5. What is a steward?
(a) A shop owner.
(b) Someone who takes care of someone else's property.
(c) Someone who rents the land that they farm or graze animals on.
(d) An innkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?

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

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

5. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?

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