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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. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?
(a) Simon.
(b) The leader of the commune.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) Pahom.

2. 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.

3. Which character thinks that "Busy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads"?
(a) Simon.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(d) Pahom's wife.

4. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?
(a) They will do whatever their chiefs tell them to do.
(b) They do not care about their land at all.
(c) They have the intelligence of sheep.
(d) They are clever bargainers.

5. On the night before his big walk, what does Pahom lie awake doing?
(a) Worrying that he is being greedy.
(b) Thinking about his wife and sons.
(c) Planning how he will use the land.
(d) Wondering if he can find a way to cheat the Bashkirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pahom react to his dream?

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

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

4. How many acres does the local landowner have?

5. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?

(see the answer key)

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