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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 crop does Pahom grow at the new settlement?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Beets.
(d) Turnips.

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

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

4. Pahon sees that the land of the Bashkirs is "black as the seed of a poppy." What figure of speech is used here?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

5. How much land is the chief offering Pahom?
(a) All the land that he can see.
(b) 13,000 thousand acres.
(c) As much land as he can walk around from dawn to dusk.
(d) Whichever land he points to.

Short Answer Questions

1. The haze of heat that makes it difficult for Pahom to see clearly might logically be meant to remind the reader of what?

2. When Pahom "inquired" how to find the Bashkirs, what did he do?

3. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?

4. Why is Pahom carrying a spade on his walk?

5. What is Pahom's first reaction when he learns that people are moving to a new settlement?

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