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

2. While the sisters talk, who is hiding behind the oven?
(a) Simon.
(b) The innkeeper.
(c) The devil.
(d) Pahom's brother-in-law.

3. What kind of homes do the Bashkirs live in?
(a) Huts made of sticks and mud.
(b) Wooden houses.
(c) Stone houses.
(d) Tents made of felt.

4. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?
(a) 40.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 300.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?

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

5. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?

(see the answer key)

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