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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters VII-IX.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter VIII, what does the expression "the morning red was beginning to kindle" mean?
(a) Pahom's cheeks are flushed from the morning cold.
(b) The Bashkirs have lit the morning fire.
(c) The Bashkirs are beginning to argue with each other.
(d) The sun is beginning to rise.
2. Where is Pahom when his wife and her sister are talking?
(a) Working in the field.
(b) Bringing in loads of wood.
(c) Lying on the stove.
(d) Resting in his cot.
3. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?
(a) 130 miles.
(b) 300 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 3 miles.
4. Once Pahom is able to rent land to put in more crops, what is his next complaint?
(a) The land is not good for growing what he wants to grow.
(b) The land dealers are cheating him.
(c) The land is too far from the village.
(d) It is too expensive to rent land.
5. Which character thinks that "Busy as we are from childhood tilling Mother Earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads"?
(a) Pahom.
(b) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(c) Simon.
(d) Pahom's wife.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?
2. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?
3. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?
4. At first, what keeps Pahom from walking quickly?
5. How long does Pahom plan to walk before he makes his first turn?
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