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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. How much is Pahom paying the Bashkirs for the land?
(a) 1,000 rubles.
(b) 500 rubles.
(c) 1,500 rubles.
(d) Nothing.

2. At the end of Pahom's dream, just before he wakes, where is Pahom?
(a) Lying dead at the feet of the devil.
(b) In a large house with a large family.
(c) Drowning in the Volga while his family watches.
(d) Riding a horse made of gold.

3. While the sisters talk, who is hiding behind the oven?
(a) The devil.
(b) The innkeeper.
(c) Simon.
(d) Pahom's brother-in-law.

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

5. What is the second item of clothing that Pahom removes?
(a) His hat.
(b) His boots.
(c) His over-coat.
(d) His under-coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?

2. When, in the beginning of Chapter VIII, the Bashkirs "ascended" the shikhan, what did they do?

3. How does Pahom react to his dream?

4. In Chapter V, whom does Pahom leave in charge of his homestead while he is gone?

5. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?

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