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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. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?
(a) They burn down his barn.
(b) They let their animals trespass on his land on purpose.
(c) They press charges against him in court.
(d) They get him kicked out of the commune.

2. What agreement does Pahom come to with the landowner?
(a) He will pay for half of the land up front and half within two years.
(b) He will work for her until the land is paid for.
(c) He will pay for the land over the next ten years, one-tenth at a time.
(d) He will pay less for the land because he can pay for it all in advance.

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

4. Which character thinks that "Busy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads"?
(a) Pahom's wife.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Simon.
(d) Pahom's sister-in-law.

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

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

3. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?

4. What does the older sister brag about?

5. How many acres does the local landowner have?

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