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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. After walking three miles, what is the first item of clothing that Pahom removes?
(a) His over-coat.
(b) His boots.
(c) His hat.
(d) His under-coat.

2. At the end of the story, how much land does the narrator say Pahom really needed?
(a) Six feet, to be buried in.
(b) The land that he died to claim.
(c) The original land that he had in his home village.
(d) None.

3. How do the Bashkirs react when Pahom asks for land?
(a) They seem angry.
(b) They seem sad.
(c) They seem amused.
(d) They seem puzzled.

4. How many acres does the local landowner have?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 40.
(c) 300.
(d) 13,000.

5. How are the Bashkirs characterized when Pahom first meets them?
(a) Shrewd and cynical.
(b) Independent and proud.
(c) Friendly and businesslike.
(d) Ignorant and happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What agreement does Pahom come to with the landowner?

2. How much land is the chief offering Pahom?

3. Pahon sees that the land of the Bashkirs is "black as the seed of a poppy." What figure of speech is used here?

4. In the beginning of Chapter VII, how far does Pahom plan to walk the next day?

5. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?

(see the answer key)

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