My Antonia Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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My Antonia Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the Harling children is Antonia's favorite?
(a) Charley
(b) Frances
(c) Nina
(d) Sally

2. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?
(a) Both are indebted to Krajiek.
(b) Both are from Austria.
(c) Both live in Black Hawk.
(d) Both are Bohemian.

3. Why do Jim and his grandparents make Christmas presents for the Shimerdas instead of purchasing them?
(a) The family is snowed in and cannot get to the store.
(b) They know the Shimerdas prefer handmade gifts.
(c) They do not want to appear pretentious to the Shimerdas.
(d) The Burdens cannot afford to purchase presents.

4. What does Tiny often share with Lena?
(a) News of the old country
(b) The room she rents at the hotel
(c) The wages she earns working at the hotel
(d) The gifts she receives from men staying at the hotel

5. How does Antonia show her affection for Charley?
(a) By playing with him more than Nina
(b) By kissing and tickling him
(c) By making him his favorite treats
(d) By teaching him to read

6. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?
(a) His parents want him to grow up on a farm.
(b) His parents have passed away.
(c) His parents are unable to care for him.
(d) His parents have divorced.

7. How does Antonia differ from her brother Ambrosch?
(a) Ambrosch is much more social than Anotnia is.
(b) Ambrosch is much harder working than Antonia.
(c) Antonia is mean but Ambrosch is kind.
(d) Ambrosch is mean but Antonia is kind.

8. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?
(a) The woman leaves during the trip.
(b) The woman gives birth to triplets.
(c) He appears to be in love with the woman.
(d) He never leaves the woman's side.

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

10. Whose visit to Black Hawk breaks up the monotony of the winter for Jim?
(a) Yulka's
(b) Antonia's
(c) A friend from Virginia's
(d) Blind d'Arnault's

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

12. What do Jim and Jake go to pick up from Ambrosch in Chapter 18?
(a) A cow
(b) A wagon
(c) An ax
(d) A horse collar

13. What event is responsible for the lightened tone at the hotel?
(a) Tiny is promoted to the manager position.
(b) Jim and Antonia visit the hotel.
(c) The manager is out of town.
(d) The country girls are in town.

14. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?
(a) He is robbed.
(b) He has nightmares.
(c) He is injured on the job.
(d) Peter moves to another farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who entertains Jim when he is forced to stay indoors because of illness?

2. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?

3. Which of the following is not a regular occurrence in the evenings at the Harling house?

4. Who is suspected of killing Mr. Shimerda?

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

(see the answer keys)

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