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

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

3. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?
(a) He hates the idea of trees being wasted in this way.
(b) Whoever did it also let his cows out of their pen.
(c) He hates the idea of a stranger being on his land.
(d) Whoever did it cut down a whole clump of trees.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?

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