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

2. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?
(a) He accuses the judges of taking bribes.
(b) He tries to appeal the case.
(c) He quits the commune in protest.
(d) He strips someone else's trees in revenge.

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

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

5. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?
(a) Whoever did it cut down a whole clump of trees.
(b) He hates the idea of trees being wasted in this way.
(c) Whoever did it also let his cows out of their pen.
(d) He hates the idea of a stranger being on his land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of homes do the Bashkirs live in?

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

4. How are the Bashkirs characterized when Pahom first meets them?

5. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?

(see the answer key)

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