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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. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?
(a) Tired.
(b) Angry.
(c) Curious.
(d) Cautious.

2. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?
(a) The market for the crop has fallen.
(b) It would violate the commune's crop rotation rules.
(c) He does not have enough money.
(d) The commune is out of seed for that crop.

3. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?
(a) Resting in his cot.
(b) Bringing in loads of wood.
(c) Lying on the stove.
(d) Working in the field.

4. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?
(a) Education.
(b) Love for the land.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Reciprocity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?

4. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?

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

(see the answer key)

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