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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 a commune leader.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is an innkeeper.

2. How do the Bashkirs react when Pahom asks for land?
(a) They seem puzzled.
(b) They seem angry.
(c) They seem amused.
(d) They seem sad.

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

4. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?
(a) They get him kicked out of the commune.
(b) They let their animals trespass on his land on purpose.
(c) They press charges against him in court.
(d) They burn down his barn.

5. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?
(a) Life in town is very risky.
(b) That people in the new settlement beyond the Volga are making good money.
(c) Life in the countryside is difficult but secure.
(d) The Bashkir are selling land very cheaply.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the sisters talk, who is hiding behind the oven?

2. What kind of land is "fallow"?

3. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?

4. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?

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

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