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What is Pahom's primary goal in the story?
What is Pahom's primary goal in the story?
- To spread the word of the Devil's power
- To help his neighbors by sharing his resources
- To become a respected member of his community
- To rise to the upper class by purchasing as much land as possible (correct)
What is the condition for Pahom to acquire the land offered by the chief of the clan?
What is the condition for Pahom to acquire the land offered by the chief of the clan?
- He must return to the exact point he started from (correct)
- He must pay the full price upfront
- He must work for the clan for a year
- He must abandon his current land holdings
What is the outcome of Pahom's endeavour to acquire more land?
What is the outcome of Pahom's endeavour to acquire more land?
- He dies from exhaustion (correct)
- He loses all his money and land
- He is forced to flee the community
- He becomes the wealthiest man in the region
What is the significance of the six feet of land mentioned in the story?
What is the significance of the six feet of land mentioned in the story?
What motivates Pahom to investigate the land offered by the stranger?
What motivates Pahom to investigate the land offered by the stranger?
What is the nature of Pahom's relationship with his neighbours?
What is the nature of Pahom's relationship with his neighbours?
What is the symbolic significance of the land in the story?
What is the symbolic significance of the land in the story?
What is Pahóm's primary dissatisfaction with his life?
What is Pahóm's primary dissatisfaction with his life?
How would you describe Pahóm's behavior when he gets frustrated?
How would you describe Pahóm's behavior when he gets frustrated?
What is a characteristic that helps Pahóm in his pursuit of land?
What is a characteristic that helps Pahóm in his pursuit of land?
What is a consequence of Pahóm's increasing land ownership?
What is a consequence of Pahóm's increasing land ownership?
How would you describe Pahóm's attitude towards his possessions?
How would you describe Pahóm's attitude towards his possessions?
What is a characteristic that contributes to Pahóm's downfall?
What is a characteristic that contributes to Pahóm's downfall?
What can be inferred about Pahóm's relationship with his wife?
What can be inferred about Pahóm's relationship with his wife?
What motivates Pahóm to engage in land acquisition?
What motivates Pahóm to engage in land acquisition?
What is the result of Pahóm's quest for more land?
What is the result of Pahóm's quest for more land?
How does Pahóm's status in the Commune change after acquiring more land?
How does Pahóm's status in the Commune change after acquiring more land?
What is Pahóm's initial attitude towards land ownership?
What is Pahóm's initial attitude towards land ownership?
What triggers Pahóm's envy towards his neighbor?
What triggers Pahóm's envy towards his neighbor?
What is a consequence of Pahóm's increasing wealth?
What is a consequence of Pahóm's increasing wealth?
What does the sun symbolize in the story?
What does the sun symbolize in the story?
What is the significance of the color red in the story?
What is the significance of the color red in the story?
How does Pahóm feel at noon?
How does Pahóm feel at noon?
What does the sun's descent to the horizon symbolize?
What does the sun's descent to the horizon symbolize?
Why does Pahóm break into a run?
Why does Pahóm break into a run?
What does the sun's heat symbolize?
What does the sun's heat symbolize?
What is the significance of the morning red in the story?
What is the significance of the morning red in the story?
What type of irony occurs in Part 1 of the story?
What type of irony occurs in Part 1 of the story?
What is the opposite of what Pahóm says about peasants in the story?
What is the opposite of what Pahóm says about peasants in the story?
What is the result of Pahóm's actions in accumulating more and more land?
What is the result of Pahóm's actions in accumulating more and more land?
What is the irony in Pahóm's statement about peasants?
What is the irony in Pahóm's statement about peasants?
What is the underlying theme of the story?
What is the underlying theme of the story?
What is the irony in Pahóm's behavior?
What is the irony in Pahóm's behavior?
What is illustrated concisely when Pahóm's greed gets him into difficulties marking out his square of Bashkir land?
What is illustrated concisely when Pahóm's greed gets him into difficulties marking out his square of Bashkir land?
