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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Bashkirs react when Pahom asks for land?
(a) They seem amused.
(b) They seem sad.
(c) They seem angry.
(d) They seem puzzled.

2. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?
(a) Plant trees there.
(b) Let animals graze there.
(c) House cattle in the winter.
(d) Process milk for the market.

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

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

5. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?
(a) He will get a better price for his crops.
(b) All of his acres will be together in one piece of land.
(c) The dealers will not be able to cheat him.
(d) His neighbors will stop trespassing on his land.

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

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

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

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

10. When Pahom "inquired" how to find the Bashkirs, what did he do?
(a) Planned.
(b) Wondered.
(c) Researched.
(d) Asked.

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

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

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

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

15. 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 is not good for growing what he wants to grow.
(c) The land is too far from the village.
(d) The land dealers are cheating him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?

2. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?

3. How much land does the dealer tell Pahom he bought from the Bashkirs for 1,000 rubles?

4. What is the "kumiss" that the Bashkir women make?

5. What kind of land is "fallow"?

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