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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. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?
(a) 13,000 acres.
(b) 300 acres.
(c) 1,300 acres.
(d) 40 acres.
2. 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) 300 acres.
(d) 40 acres.
3. How do the Bashkirs react to Pahom's arrival?
(a) They prepare a feast for him.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They send for their chief.
(d) They are very suspicious.
4. What does Pahom tell the Bashkirs is wrong with the land where he comes from?
(a) It is too far away from water.
(b) It will not support him and his family.
(c) It is crowded and overworked.
(d) The commune does not distribute it fairly.
5. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 130 miles.
(d) 30 miles.
Short Answer Questions
1. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?
2. The Bashkirs "tether" their colts behind their homes. What does this mean that they do?
3. What will Pahom do with "pasturage"?
4. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?
5. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the response of the Bashkirs to Pahom's arrival?
2. When Pahom and his family arrive in the new settlement beyond the Volga, what does he do first, and what is the result?
3. What deal does Pahom strike to buy some land of his own in the settlement beyond the Volga?
4. When Pahom asks the Bashkirs for some land, what is their response?
5. What procedure do the Bashkirs outline for marking the land that Pahom claims?
6. How does the text contrast the life of the Bashkirs with the life of Russian peasants, and what is ironic in this description?
7. After the chief offers Pahom land, how does Pahom respond, and why?
8. What deal does the traveling dealer tell Pahom he was able to get on land from the Bashkir?
9. What is the price of the land the Bashkirs offer Pahom, and how much land do they offer?
10. What causes Pahom to become dissatisfied with his situation in the new settlement?
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