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

2. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?
(a) Felt very sad.
(b) Organized his thoughts.
(c) Searched hard for an answer.
(d) Stared into space without thinking.

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

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

5. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?
(a) He does not supervise his cattle properly.
(b) He refuses to sell seed to those who do not own their own land.
(c) He fines them when their animals trespass on his employer's land.
(d) He demands payment of the peasants' outstanding loans.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the older sister brag about?

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

(see the answer key)

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