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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. What is surprising about the chief of the Bashkirs?
(a) He claims to know Pahom.
(b) He is incredibly old.
(c) He refuses Pahom's gifts.
(d) He speaks Russian.

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. Which character thinks "I'll give you land enough; and by means of that land I will get you into my power"?
(a) The local landowner.
(b) Pahom's brother-in-law.
(c) Simon.
(d) The devil.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?

3. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?

4. How many acres does the local landowner have?

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

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