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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 5 | Book 2: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Antonia tell that Jim tried to kill Lena back in Bohemia?
(a) Ole Benson's wife
(b) Krajiek
(c) Mrs. Shimerda
(d) Wick Cutter

2. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?
(a) A rattlesnake cane
(b) A pony
(c) A wagon
(d) A bicycle

3. Why is Ambrosch delighted when he hears Jake sold a pig in town?
(a) He knows Jake has enough money to buy a new horse collar.
(b) He asked Jake to sell the pig for him.
(c) He thinks Jake will share the proceeds of the sale with him.
(d) He believes Jake had to sell the pig to pay his fine.

4. Where does Jim believe Mr. Shimerda's spirit goes after he dies?
(a) To Heaven
(b) To live above the Burdens' home
(c) Into Purgatory
(d) Back to Germany

5. What does Antonia say was found in the pocket of the tramp who died in the thresher?
(a) A poem
(b) A letter from his wife
(c) A suicide note
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Jim been living with his grandparents at the start of Book 2?

2. Where in Black Hawk is Antonia hired to work?

3. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?

4. Which of the following is not a detail about Antonia that Mrs. Steavens shares with the Burdens?

5. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?

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