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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. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?
(a) Three times as much as in his village.
(b) Fifteen times as much as in his village.
(c) Thirty times as much as in his village.
(d) A hundred times as much as in his village.

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

3. What does Pahom observe seems to be true about the land?
(a) Some of the land seems to already be planted with crops.
(b) He will need to walk farther than he guessed in order to access water.
(c) The farther he goes, the better it gets.
(d) For some reason it feels like he is walking uphill, though the land looks flat.

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

5. What is the second item of clothing that Pahom removes?
(a) His under-coat.
(b) His over-coat.
(c) His hat.
(d) His boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?

2. How are the Bashkirs characterized when Pahom first meets them?

3. What strange thing does the person in Pahom's dream do?

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

5. If Pahom's land is "arable," what is true of his land?

(see the answer key)

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