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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 advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?
(a) He will get a better price for his crops.
(b) All of his acres will be together in one piece of land.
(c) His neighbors will stop trespassing on his land.
(d) The dealers will not be able to cheat him.

2. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?
(a) He does not have enough money.
(b) It would violate the commune's crop rotation rules.
(c) The commune is out of seed for that crop.
(d) The market for the crop has fallen.

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

4. How many sons is it implied that Pahom has?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. The Bashkirs "tether" their colts behind their homes. What does this mean that they do?
(a) They keep young horses tied behind their homes.
(b) They keep young horses in pens behind their homes.
(c) They keep young cows in pens behind their homes.
(d) They keep young cows tied behind their homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pahom hesitate before setting out on his walk?

2. At the end of the story, how much land does the narrator say Pahom really needed?

3. Where does Pahom's employee sleep while they are with the Bashkirs?

4. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?

5. How many acres does the local landowner have?

(see the answer key)

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