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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. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?
(a) They steal his crops.
(b) Their animals trespass on his land.
(c) They disagree about the boundary of his land.
(d) The refuse to pay him the rent that they owe him.

2. How many acres does the local landowner have?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 300.
(d) 40.

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

4. How do the Bashkirs make their living?
(a) They are farmers.
(b) They are traders.
(c) They are land dealers.
(d) They are nomadic herders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?

2. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?

3. How do the Bashkirs react when Pahom asks for land?

4. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?

5. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?

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