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

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

10. What crop does Pahom grow at the new settlement?
(a) Beets.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Corn.

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

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

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

14. How do the Bashkirs react to Pahom's arrival?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They send for their chief.
(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 amused.
(c) They seem sad.
(d) They seem puzzled.