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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapters I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story opens with two sisters. What does the older sister's husband do for a living?
(a) He is an innkeeper.
(b) He is a commune leader.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a tradesman.

2. What does Pahom do when the court rules against him?
(a) He strips someone else's trees in revenge.
(b) He accuses the judges of taking bribes.
(c) He tries to appeal the case.
(d) He quits the commune in protest.

3. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?
(a) He does not supervise his cattle properly.
(b) He fines them when their animals trespass on his employer's land.
(c) He demands payment of the peasants' outstanding loans.
(d) He refuses to sell seed to those who do not own their own land.

4. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?
(a) Pahom.
(b) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(c) Pahom's wife.
(d) The local landowner.

5. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?
(a) Pahom.
(b) Simon.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) The leader of the commune.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres does the local landowner have?

2. What does the older sister brag about?

3. What bothers Pahom the most about the stripping of bark from his trees?

4. How does Pahom's wife defend their life to her sister?

5. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?

(see the answer key)

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