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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters IV-VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pahom end up taking his neighbors to court?
(a) They disagree about the boundary of his land.
(b) They steal his crops.
(c) The refuse to pay him the rent that they owe him.
(d) Their animals trespass on his land.

2. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?
(a) Tired.
(b) Cautious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Curious.

3. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?
(a) He hates the idea of a stranger being on his land.
(b) Whoever did it cut down a whole clump of trees.
(c) He hates the idea of trees being wasted in this way.
(d) Whoever did it also let his cows out of their pen.

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

5. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?
(a) Resting in his cot.
(b) Lying on the stove.
(c) Working in the field.
(d) Bringing in loads of wood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a steward?

3. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?

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

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

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