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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?
(a) Planting successful crops.
(b) Taking care of their herds of animals.
(c) Eating, drinking, and making music.
(d) Making strong trade relationships as they travel.

2. What is the "kumiss" that the Bashkir women make?
(a) A cow's milk cheese.
(b) Fermented horse milk.
(c) Fermented sheep's milk.
(d) A goat's milk cheese.

3. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?
(a) Made a speech.
(b) Helped them with a project.
(c) Gave them gifts.
(d) Asked for a hearing.

4. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Reciprocity.
(c) Education.
(d) Love for the land.

5. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?
(a) The commune is out of seed for that crop.
(b) He does not have enough money.
(c) The market for the crop has fallen.
(d) It would violate the commune's crop rotation rules.

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

7. In Chapter V, whom does Pahom leave in charge of his homestead while he is gone?
(a) His sons.
(b) His "man" (employee).
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother-in-law.

8. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 130 miles.

9. How do the Bashkirs make their living?
(a) They are traders.
(b) They are farmers.
(c) They are land dealers.
(d) They are nomadic herders.

10. How are the Bashkirs characterized when Pahom first meets them?
(a) Ignorant and happy.
(b) Shrewd and cynical.
(c) Friendly and businesslike.
(d) Independent and proud.

11. How many sons is it implied that Pahom has?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. Which word is a synonym for "haggle"?
(a) Gather.
(b) Criticize.
(c) Argue.
(d) Bargain.

13. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?
(a) The land dealers are cheating him.
(b) The land is too far from the village.
(c) It is too expensive to rent land.
(d) The land is not good for growing what he wants to grow.

14. What kind of homes do the Bashkirs live in?
(a) Stone houses.
(b) Tents made of felt.
(c) Huts made of sticks and mud.
(d) Wooden houses.

15. If Pahom's land is "arable," what is true of his land?
(a) It is one continuous piece.
(b) It has little topsoil.
(c) It is prone to flooding.
(d) It is good for growing crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop does Pahom grow at the new settlement?

2. How do the Bashkirs react when Pahom asks for land?

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

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

5. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?

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