Checkpoint: "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

Which statement best describes Pakhom’s decision to buy land?

• It is a good decision because it brings him peace of mind.

• It is a good decision because it brings him limitless wealth.

• It is a bad decision because Pakhom has no talent for business.

• It is a bad decision because it makes him want more and more land.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When Pakhom becomes a landowner, he...

• refuses to speak to his peasant neighbors

• treats peasants as badly as he was once treated

• treats his peasant neighbors with compassion

• becomes a respected leader in the community

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

How does Pakhom’s character change in the course of the story?

• He becomes greedier.

• He becomes crueler.

• He becomes more humble.

• He becomes more trusting.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

What aspect of Pakhom’s character does NOT change from the beginning of the story to the end?

• his concern for the rights of others

• his sense of duty

• his dissatisfaction with what he has

• his desire to please his wife

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Why is Pakhom’s decision to go to the land of the Bashkirs a poor one?

• Pakhom’s greed has grown so huge that no amount of land could satisfy it.

• The Bashkirs are clever people who cheat others out of their land.

• Pakhom cannot function properly without the wife he has left behind.

• Pakhom has shown that he can be tricked easily in business deals.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Because it is so hot the day he claims his land from the Bashkirs, Pakhom should have...

• come back with it was cooler

• gone home and forgotten about the deal

• asked the Bashkirs for additional time

• not walked so far and claimed less land

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Who is the author of the short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"?

• Aristotle

• Tolstoy

• I don't know

• Franklin

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the setting of the story?

• Mountains

• Desert

• Village

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What type of conflict(s) are seen in the story? Select 2

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Supernatural

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Which part of the story can be described as the Rising Action? Select 2

• Pakhom fears death

• Pakhom dug holes along the way to mark his property

• Pakhom was a peasant

• Bashkirs were nice to Pakhom

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5