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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 many sons is it implied that Pahom has?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?
(a) He is a commune leader.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a tradesman.
(d) He is an innkeeper.

3. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?
(a) He hates the idea of trees being wasted in this way.
(b) He hates the idea of a stranger being on his land.
(c) Whoever did it cut down a whole clump of trees.
(d) Whoever did it also let his cows out of their pen.

4. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?
(a) 300 acres.
(b) 1,300 acres.
(c) 13,000 acres.
(d) 40 acres.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much land does the dealer tell Pahom he bought from the Bashkirs for 1,000 rubles?

3. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?

4. If Pahom's land is "arable," what is true of his land?

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

(see the answer key)

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