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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 is surprising about the chief of the Bashkirs?
(a) He claims to know Pahom.
(b) He refuses Pahom's gifts.
(c) He speaks Russian.
(d) He is incredibly old.

2. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?
(a) Tired.
(b) Cautious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Curious.

3. What does Pahom observe seems to be true about the land?
(a) The farther he goes, the better it gets.
(b) For some reason it feels like he is walking uphill, though the land looks flat.
(c) He will need to walk farther than he guessed in order to access water.
(d) Some of the land seems to already be planted with crops.

4. How many acres does Pahom buy in his first land purchase?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 40.

5. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?
(a) Life in town is very risky.
(b) The Bashkir are selling land very cheaply.
(c) That people in the new settlement beyond the Volga are making good money.
(d) Life in the countryside is difficult but secure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man in the large fox-fur hat?

2. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?

3. What does Pahom remind himself of in order to keep himself going when he gets tired on his walk?

4. What does Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?

5. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?

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