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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Bashkirs react to Pahom's arrival?

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

3. What kind of homes do the Bashkirs live in?

4. How are the Bashkirs characterized when Pahom first meets them?

5. If Pahom's land is "arable," what is true of his land?

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