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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. How many acres does the local landowner have?
(a) 40.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 300.

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

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

4. Who calls Pahom's land a "narrow hole"?
(a) Pahom's sister-in-law.
(b) Pahom.
(c) Pahom's wife.
(d) The stranger who stays overnight at Pahom's house.

5. What does the expression "racked his brains" mean?
(a) Organized his thoughts.
(b) Searched hard for an answer.
(c) Felt very sad.
(d) Stared into space without thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the younger sister is "piqued," what is she feeling?

2. How far does Pahom walk in order to get to the new settlement?

3. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

4. Who is the first person that the local landowner offers to sell her land to?

5. What does Pahom's wife say may happen to a man in town?

(see the answer key)

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