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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?

2. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?

3. What advantage does Pahom see to owning land in the new settlement?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think of the relationship between the two sisters? Does it seem healthy? What might be the cause of the older sister trying to make her younger sister feel bad about her life? How does this tie into the theme of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Explain several ways in which Pahom alienates his community.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you offer both textual and historical evidence that several characters in "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" can be read allegorically.

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