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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) The commune is out of seed for that crop.
(d) He does not have enough money.

3. 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) A hundred times as much as in his village.
(c) Three times as much as in his village.
(d) Fifteen times as much as in his village.

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?

3. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?

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

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

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