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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man in the large fox-fur hat?

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

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

4. The Bashkirs "tether" their colts behind their homes. What does this mean that they do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Pahom and his family arrive in the new settlement beyond the Volga, what does he do first, and what is the result?

2. What deal does Pahom strike to buy some land of his own in the settlement beyond the Volga?

3. When Pahom asks the Bashkirs for some land, what is their response?

4. After the chief offers Pahom land, how does Pahom respond, and why?

5. What deal does the traveling dealer tell Pahom he was able to get on land from the Bashkir?

6. What is the price of the land the Bashkirs offer Pahom, and how much land do they offer?

7. What procedure do the Bashkirs outline for marking the land that Pahom claims?

8. What is the response of the Bashkirs to Pahom's arrival?

9. What causes Pahom to become dissatisfied with his situation in the new settlement?

10. How does the text contrast the life of the Bashkirs with the life of Russian peasants, and what is ironic in this description?

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