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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?
(a) Answered a riddle.
(b) Lived among them for a month.
(c) Gave them gifts.
(d) Passed a physical challenge.

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

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

4. How much land does the dealer tell Pahom he bought from the Bashkirs for 1,000 rubles?
(a) 13,000 acres.
(b) 40 acres.
(c) 300 acres.
(d) 1,300 acres.

5. What does Pahom tell the Bashkirs is wrong with the land where he comes from?
(a) It is crowded and overworked.
(b) It is too far away from water.
(c) The commune does not distribute it fairly.
(d) It will not support him and his family.

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

7. The Bashkirs "tether" their colts behind their homes. What does this mean that they do?
(a) They keep young horses in pens behind their homes.
(b) They keep young horses tied behind their homes.
(c) They keep young cows tied behind their homes.
(d) They keep young cows in pens behind their homes.

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

9. How do the Bashkirs react to Pahom's arrival?
(a) They are very suspicious.
(b) They prepare a feast for him.
(c) They send for their chief.
(d) They ignore him.

10. How much more land does Pahom have for his use when he and his family are first living at the new settlement?
(a) Thirty times as much as in his village.
(b) Three times as much as in his village.
(c) Fifteen times as much as in his village.
(d) A hundred times as much as in his village.

11. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?
(a) 40 acres.
(b) 1,300 acres.
(c) 13,000 acres.
(d) 300 acres.

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

13. What kind of land is "fallow"?
(a) Land that is well-irrigated.
(b) Land that has many small hills and valleys.
(c) Land that is being allowed to rest in between crops.
(d) Land that has been fertilized.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?

3. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?

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

5. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?

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