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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 under-coat.
(b) His boots.
(c) His over-coat.
(d) His hat.

2. What does the older sister brag about?
(a) Her housekeeping skill.
(b) Her clever children.
(c) Her loyal husband.
(d) Her comfortable life.

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

4. In which situation might someone "grease your palm"?
(a) If you were getting ready to do manual labor.
(b) If you were judging a contest they were in.
(c) If you were trying to do something you had never done before.
(d) If you were asking to have them predict your future.

5. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?
(a) They disagree about the boundary of his land.
(b) The refuse to pay him the rent that they owe him.
(c) Their animals trespass on his land.
(d) They steal his crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chief of the Bashkirs use to mark the spot where Pahom will begin his walk?

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

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

4. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?

5. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?

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