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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 Pahom buy in his first land purchase?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 300.
(d) 40.

2. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?
(a) 1,300 acres.
(b) 40 acres.
(c) 300 acres.
(d) 13,000 acres.

3. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?
(a) The land dealers are cheating him.
(b) The land is not good for growing what he wants to grow.
(c) It is too expensive to rent land.
(d) The land is too far from the village.

4. What is a steward?
(a) Someone who rents the land that they farm or graze animals on.
(b) A shop owner.
(c) Someone who takes care of someone else's property.
(d) An innkeeper.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?

3. Which word is a synonym for "haggle"?

4. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?

5. What is the "kumiss" that the Bashkir women make?

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