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

2. What agreement does Pahom come to with the landowner?
(a) He will pay less for the land because he can pay for it all in advance.
(b) He will pay for the land over the next ten years, one-tenth at a time.
(c) He will pay for half of the land up front and half within two years.
(d) He will work for her until the land is paid for.

3. What is a steward?
(a) Someone who takes care of someone else's property.
(b) An innkeeper.
(c) Someone who rents the land that they farm or graze animals on.
(d) A shop owner.

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

5. When Pahom feels "aggrieved," what is he feeling?
(a) Greedy.
(b) As if someone has harmed him.
(c) So angry he cannot think clearly.
(d) Sad for something he has lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does the new steward create for the local peasants?

2. Whom does Pahom accuse of stripping his trees?

3. Which character says that "Loss and gain are brothers twain"?

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

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

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