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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 kind of homes do the Bashkirs live in?
(a) Stone houses.
(b) Huts made of sticks and mud.
(c) Wooden houses.
(d) Tents made of felt.

2. The haze of heat that makes it difficult for Pahom to see clearly might logically be meant to remind the reader of what?
(a) The heat of hell.
(b) The earlier threat neighbors made to burn his buildings.
(c) How tired Pahom is.
(d) That it is summer.

3. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?
(a) He demands payment of the peasants' outstanding loans.
(b) He fines them when their animals trespass on his employer's land.
(c) He refuses to sell seed to those who do not own their own land.
(d) He does not supervise his cattle properly.

4. What strange thing does the person in Pahom's dream do?
(a) Sets his bed on fire.
(b) Turns into several other characters from the story.
(c) Ties Pahom's feet together so that he cannot walk.
(d) Lets loose all of the Bahkir animals.

5. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?
(a) Making strong trade relationships as they travel.
(b) Planting successful crops.
(c) Eating, drinking, and making music.
(d) Taking care of their herds of animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?

2. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?

3. What crop does Pahom grow at the new settlement?

4. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?

5. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?

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