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

2. How are the Bashkirs characterized when Pahom first meets them?
(a) Shrewd and cynical.
(b) Independent and proud.
(c) Ignorant and happy.
(d) Friendly and businesslike.

3. Which character thinks that "Busy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads"?
(a) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Simon.
(d) Pahom's wife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Bashkirs make their living?

2. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?

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

4. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?

5. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?

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