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

2. How do the Bashkirs make their living?
(a) They are nomadic herders.
(b) They are traders.
(c) They are land dealers.
(d) They are farmers.

3. How much land does Pahom agree to buy in the new settlement?
(a) 1,300 acres.
(b) 13,000 acres.
(c) 300 acres.
(d) 40 acres.

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

5. What does the older sister brag about?
(a) Her housekeeping skill.
(b) Her comfortable life.
(c) Her loyal husband.
(d) Her clever children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many sons is it implied that Pahom has?

3. What is an important value among the Bashkirs?

4. What does the dealer tell Pahom he did before bargaining for the Bashkir land?

5. How do Pahom's neighbors retaliate when he takes them to court?

(see the answer key)

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