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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. What is surprising about the chief of the Bashkirs?
(a) He speaks Russian.
(b) He refuses Pahom's gifts.
(c) He is incredibly old.
(d) He claims to know Pahom.

2. What crop does Pahom grow at the new settlement?
(a) Corn.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Beets.

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) Whoever did it cut down a whole clump of trees.
(c) Whoever did it also let his cows out of their pen.
(d) He hates the idea of a stranger being on his land.

4. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?
(a) Bringing in loads of wood.
(b) Working in the field.
(c) Lying on the stove.
(d) Resting in his cot.

5. What does the older sister brag about?
(a) Her clever children.
(b) Her housekeeping skill.
(c) Her comfortable life.
(d) Her loyal husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?

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

3. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?

4. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?

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

(see the answer key)

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