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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the country girls possess?
(a) Devotion to work
(b) Devotion to family
(c) Refinement
(d) Physical strength

2. According to Lena, why did Ole Benson marry his wife?
(a) She was the only woman who would marry him.
(b) He wanted to protect her from her own mental illness.
(c) He believed she was the only woman who could keep him steady.
(d) He thought he could cure her of her mental illness.

3. Who proposes to Lena several times?
(a) Gaston Cleric
(b) Colonel Raleigh
(c) Jim
(d) The Polish violin teacher

4. What does Jake find under the manger in the barn where Mr. Shimerda's body is found?
(a) Money
(b) A gun
(c) Krajiek's ax
(d) Grandfather Burden's ax

5. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the town girls possess?
(a) Physical strength
(b) Refinement
(c) Isolation
(d) Beauty

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?

2. Why does Gaston Cleric suggest that Jim accompany him to Harvard?

3. Why does Anton Jelinek believe the Shimerdas are not concerned about having a priest perform Mr. Shimerda's funeral?

4. Who is suspicious of Jim's visits to Lena?

5. What does Jim tell the Polish violin teacher his intentions are with Lena?

(see the answer key)

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