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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters VII-IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, how much land does the narrator say Pahom really needed?
(a) Six feet, to be buried in.
(b) The original land that he had in his home village.
(c) The land that he died to claim.
(d) None.

2. What does Pahom stop to do at noon?
(a) Eat and drink.
(b) Imagine how he will use all of the land he is about to claim.
(c) Try to get his bearings in the landscape.
(d) Nap.

3. What is the "steppe" Pahom is headed for at the end of Chapter VII?
(a) Flat, grassy land without trees.
(b) An area where horses are temporarily kept.
(c) A marshy place where irrigation water can be drawn.
(d) A thick forest on the flat top of a hill.

4. What strange thing does the person in Pahom's dream do?
(a) Sets his bed on fire.
(b) Ties Pahom's feet together so that he cannot walk.
(c) Turns into several other characters from the story.
(d) Lets loose all of the Bahkir animals.

5. Why is Pahom carrying a spade on his walk?
(a) Part of his task is to dig up a wild root vegetable the Bashkirs like.
(b) The Bashkir chief said that Pahom had to carry something made of metal.
(c) The spade is a symbolic gift from his wife.
(d) He is supposed to use it to mark his path.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When, in the beginning of Chapter IV, Pahom "stood treat" to the elders, what does this mean he did?

3. How long does Pahom plan to walk before he makes his first turn?

4. What is surprising about the chief of the Bashkirs?

5. The haze of heat that makes it difficult for Pahom to see clearly might logically be meant to remind the reader of what?

(see the answer key)

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