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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. Who is the man in the large fox-fur hat?
(a) Pahom's employee.
(b) The Bashkir chief.
(c) The man who owns the land that Pahom wants.
(d) Another Russian who has come to ask for land.

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

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

4. What kind of land is "fallow"?
(a) Land that has many small hills and valleys.
(b) Land that is being allowed to rest in between crops.
(c) Land that has been fertilized.
(d) Land that is well-irrigated.

5. How do the Bashkirs react to Pahom's arrival?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They prepare a feast for him.
(c) They are very suspicious.
(d) They send for their chief.

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. How do the Bashkirs make their living?

3. What does Pahom tell the Bashkirs is wrong with the land where he comes from?

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

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

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