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

2. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?
(a) Pahom's wife.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(d) The local landowner.

3. 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 beg the woman not to sell her land.
(c) They go to court to try to add the land to the commune.
(d) They celebrate, because they do not like the landowner.

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

5. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 40.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?

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

3. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?

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

5. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?

(see the answer key)

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