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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters IV-VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?
(a) Helped them with a project.
(b) Gave them gifts.
(c) Made a speech.
(d) Asked for a hearing.

2. How do the Bashkirs make their living?
(a) They are farmers.
(b) They are land dealers.
(c) They are nomadic herders.
(d) They are traders.

3. 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.

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

5. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?
(a) Passed a physical challenge.
(b) Gave them gifts.
(c) Lived among them for a month.
(d) Answered a riddle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?

2. The Bashkirs "tether" their colts behind their homes. What does this mean that they do?

3. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

4. What kind of homes do the Bashkirs live in?

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

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