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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters VII-IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?
(a) He may become lazy.
(b) He may be the victim of crime.
(c) He may die of stress.
(d) He may be tempted by the devil.

2. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?
(a) Their animals trespass on his land.
(b) They disagree about the boundary of his land.
(c) The refuse to pay him the rent that they owe him.
(d) They steal his crops.

3. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?
(a) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(b) Pahom.
(c) The stranger who stays overnight at Pahom's house.
(d) Pahom's wife.

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

5. If Pahom's land is "arable," what is true of his land?
(a) It is one continuous piece.
(b) It has little topsoil.
(c) It is good for growing crops.
(d) It is prone to flooding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Pahom is only on the second leg of his walk, what does he notice?

3. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?

4. What kind of land is "fallow"?

5. After walking three miles, what is the first item of clothing that Pahom removes?

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