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

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

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

4. If Pahom's land is "arable," what is true of his land?
(a) It has little topsoil.
(b) It is one continuous piece.
(c) It is good for growing crops.
(d) It is prone to flooding.

5. What does the stranger staying at Pahom's house overnight tell Pahom?
(a) Life in town is very risky.
(b) The Bashkir are selling land very cheaply.
(c) That people in the new settlement beyond the Volga are making good money.
(d) Life in the countryside is difficult but secure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Pahom not plant the same crop on his land in the second year?

2. How many acres does the local landowner have?

3. How far does Pahom travel to find the Bashkirs?

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

5. What is the reader told is "all" the Bashkir men care about?

(see the answer key)

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