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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. Who is the man in the large fox-fur hat?
(a) Pahom's employee.
(b) Another Russian who has come to ask for land.
(c) The Bashkir chief.
(d) The man who owns the land that Pahom wants.

2. 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 sons.
(d) His wife.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?

3. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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