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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 12 | Book 1: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim tell the narrator of the introduction?
(a) He plans to move back to Nebraska.
(b) He has been writing down his memories of Antonia.
(c) He dislikes his wife.
(d) He was secretly in love with Antonia.

2. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?
(a) The sense of spirituality that fills the room
(b) The sound of his voice
(c) His choice of prayers
(d) The memories of his parents that he invokes

3. Where does Jim live as an adult?
(a) Bohemia
(b) New York
(c) Nebraska
(d) Iowa

4. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?
(a) Antonia's hand in marriage
(b) Fatherly advice
(c) His farm
(d) His gun

5. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?
(a) There is land as far as the eye can see.
(b) There are few trees in the area.
(c) The farm is extremely quiet.
(d) There are many immigrants living in the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?

2. What one item must all of the Shimerdas share during the winter?

3. To whom does Pavel confess his unpleasant past in Russia?

4. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?

5. Which of the Shimerda children is considered most important by his parents?

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