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

2. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?
(a) He kills a rattlesnake.
(b) He rescues her brother.
(c) He teaches her to read.
(d) He catches a prairie dog.

3. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?
(a) Agree to allow Antonia to marry Jim
(b) Teach Antonia to speak and read English
(c) Help his wife set up their home
(d) Teach all of his children to speak and read English

4. What nickname is Antonia given?
(a) Anty
(b) Shimerda
(c) Tonia
(d) Tony

5. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?
(a) His horse
(b) His cow
(c) His plough
(d) His home

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?

3. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?

4. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?

5. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?

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