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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. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?
(a) Fifteen times as much as in his village.
(b) Three times as much as in his village.
(c) A hundred times as much as in his village.
(d) Thirty times as much as in his village.

2. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?
(a) They are clever bargainers.
(b) They do not care about their land at all.
(c) They have the intelligence of sheep.
(d) They will do whatever their chiefs tell them to do.

3. What does Pahom tell the Bashkirs is wrong with the land where he comes from?
(a) It will not support him and his family.
(b) It is too far away from water.
(c) It is crowded and overworked.
(d) The commune does not distribute it fairly.

4. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?
(a) If you were getting ready to do manual labor.
(b) If you were judging a contest they were in.
(c) If you were trying to do something you had never done before.
(d) If you were asking to have them predict your future.

5. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?
(a) The dealers will not be able to cheat him.
(b) All of his acres will be together in one piece of land.
(c) His neighbors will stop trespassing on his land.
(d) He will get a better price for his crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?

2. How many sons is it implied that Pahom has?

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

4. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

5. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?

(see the answer key)

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