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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. Where do Otto and Jake go when the Burdens sell their farm?
(a) Back to Germany
(b) Back to the Wild West
(c) To work on another farm
(d) They move into Black Hawk with the Burdens.

2. Why does Lena Lingard's presence at the Harlings' home make Antonia uncomfortable?
(a) Lena has a reputation for being sexually promiscuous.
(b) Antonia wants to have no ties to her former country.
(c) Lena has a reputation for being a vixen.
(d) Lena is much more beautiful than Antonia is.

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

4. Who is suspected of killing Mr. Shimerda?
(a) Krajiek
(b) Ambrosch
(c) Jim
(d) Wick Cutter

5. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?
(a) Special ornaments from Austria
(b) A photo of his mother
(c) Ornaments from the Shimerdas
(d) Candles

Short Answer Questions

1. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?

2. Who teaches Yulka to read English?

3. Who helps Ambrosch and Marek treat the horse with colic?

4. Where does Jim believe Mr. Shimerda's spirit goes after he dies?

5. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?

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