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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many acres does the local landowner have?

3. 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"?

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

5. What is Pahom's reaction to the trouble with the steward?

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