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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. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?
(a) He is a commune leader.
(b) He is an innkeeper.
(c) He is a tradesman.
(d) He is a farmer.

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

3. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?
(a) The devil.
(b) Pahom's brother-in-law.
(c) Simon.
(d) The local landowner.

4. 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 living in the countryside is more moral.
(d) She says that their life is quiet and ordinary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?

5. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?

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