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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 someday Pahom will make them rich.
(b) She says that living in the countryside is more moral.
(c) She says that their life is quiet and ordinary.
(d) She says that their life is steady and safe.

2. What reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?
(a) They decide that they need to buy it themselves.
(b) They go to court to try to add the land to the commune.
(c) They beg the woman not to sell her land.
(d) They celebrate, because they do not like the landowner.

3. How many acres does the local landowner have?
(a) 40.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 300.
(d) 13,000.

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

5. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?
(a) Working in the field.
(b) Lying on the stove.
(c) Bringing in loads of wood.
(d) Resting in his cot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?

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

3. What does the older sister brag about?

4. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?

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

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