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

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

3. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?
(a) Simon.
(b) Pahom's brother-in-law.
(c) The devil.
(d) The local landowner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?

2. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?

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

4. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?

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

(see the answer key)

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