How Much Land Does a Man Need

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. After becoming a landowner, Pahóm “was well contented, and everything would have been right if the neighboring peasants would only not have trespassed on his cornfields and meadows.” (Part III) Which literary term describes Pahóm’s grievances before and after his property acquisition?

A) Irony

B) Paradox

C) Metonymy

D) Humor

2. Which emotion continually nags Pahóm throughout the story?

A) Sorrow

B) Lightheartedness

C) Dissatisfaction

D) Amusement

3. Which of the following literary terms represents the character of the “Evil One” in the story?

A) A foreshadowing of the labors of Leninist Communism

B) A personification of greed

C) A metaphor for the fragility of life

D) A synecdoche of the emancipation of serfs

4. Which word best describes Pahóm’s initial perception of the Bashkirs?

A) Educated

B) Industrial

C)Ignorant

D) Diminutive

5. Which phrase best describes Pahóm’s initial reaction to the Chief’s land offer?

A) Utter delight

B) Sheer terror

C) Considerable skepticism

D) Unbridled annoyance

6. How do the Bashkirs treat Pahóm during his stay?

A) Contemptuously

B) Hospitably

C) Apathetically

D) Pejoratively

7. Which of the following literary terms most accurately summarizes the placement of Pahóm’s dream?

A) Alliteration

B) Allusion

C) Foreshadowing

D) Farce

8. Which of the following chronological emotional transformations does Pahóm experience on his land surveyance?

A) Confidence to anxiety