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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 kind of homes do the Bashkirs live in?
(a) Stone houses.
(b) Wooden houses.
(c) Tents made of felt.
(d) Huts made of sticks and mud.

2. While the sisters talk, who is hiding behind the oven?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) The devil.
(c) Pahom's brother-in-law.
(d) Simon.

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

4. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?
(a) Making strong trade relationships as they travel.
(b) Planting successful crops.
(c) Taking care of their herds of animals.
(d) Eating, drinking, and making music.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Pahom's reaction to the trouble with the steward?

4. What does the trader tell Pahom about the Bashkirs?

5. What does the older sister brag about?

(see the answer key)

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