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

2. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?
(a) So angry he cannot think clearly.
(b) Greedy.
(c) As if someone has harmed him.
(d) Sad for something he has lost.

3. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?
(a) Asked for a hearing.
(b) Made a speech.
(c) Gave them gifts.
(d) Helped them with a project.

4. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) The head of the commune.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) Simon.

5. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?
(a) He is an innkeeper.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a commune leader.
(d) He is a tradesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?

2. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?

3. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?

4. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?

5. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?

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