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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 Pahom "inquired" how to find the Bashkirs, what did he do?
(a) Researched.
(b) Planned.
(c) Wondered.
(d) Asked.

2. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?
(a) He worries that there will not be enough workers for his land.
(b) He wants to sell his land and move.
(c) He tries to get their share of the commune lands.
(d) He thinks that maybe he can buy their land.

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

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

5. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?
(a) Stared into space without thinking.
(b) Organized his thoughts.
(c) Searched hard for an answer.
(d) Felt very sad.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the "kumiss" that the Bashkir women make?

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

5. What does the older sister brag about?

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