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

2. What reaction do the peasants have when they hear rumors about the sale of the land?
(a) They decide that they need to buy it themselves.
(b) They beg the woman not to sell her land.
(c) They celebrate, because they do not like the landowner.
(d) They go to court to try to add the land to the commune.

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

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

5. What is the "kumiss" that the Bashkir women make?
(a) A goat's milk cheese.
(b) A cow's milk cheese.
(c) Fermented horse milk.
(d) Fermented sheep's milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man in the large fox-fur hat?

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

3. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?

4. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?

5. How do the Bashkirs react to Pahom's arrival?

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