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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 8 | Book 1: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?
(a) To cook
(b) Housekeeping
(c) Basic math
(d) To read English

2. Who entertains Jim when he is forced to stay indoors because of illness?
(a) Grandfather Burden
(b) Otto Fuchs
(c) Antonia
(d) Yulka

3. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?
(a) Moles
(b) Bees
(c) Rattlesnakes
(d) Poisonous plants

4. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?
(a) The complain constantly.
(b) They ask the Burdens to help them.
(c) They never complain.
(d) They shut themselves off from the community.

5. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?
(a) They trust him.
(b) They look up to him.
(c) They rely on him to teach them about the US.
(d) They come from the same country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?

3. What does Jim tell the narrator of the introduction?

4. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

5. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?

(see the answer key)

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