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My Antonia Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Blind d'Arnault's mother react to his blindness?
(a) She was angry.
(b) She was ashamed.
(c) She helped him function as if he was sighted.
(d) She was supportive of him.

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

3. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?
(a) A broken ax.
(b) Mr. Shimerda's death
(c) Accusations against Ambrosch
(d) The cow Grandfather Burden sold her.

4. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?
(a) Stern
(b) Orderly
(c) Kind
(d) Strong

5. Why does Mrs. Harling disapprove of Tiny Soderball?
(a) She has a reputation for being flirtatious.
(b) She does not approve of working women.
(c) She believes working at a hotel is inappropriate for a woman.
(d) She does not like country girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jim often run into when he is in downtown Black Hawk?

2. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?

3. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?

4. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?

5. What event is responsible for the lightened tone at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Peter and Pavel

2. What change in Jim's life occurs in the first chapter of Book 2? How does it affect him?

3. Does Antonia attend school? Why or why not?

4. Describe the Shimerda family (as they are introduced in Chapter 3)

5. What change occurs in Black Hawk in the Spring? How does this affect the people living there?

6. What confession does Pavel make to Mr. Shimerda on his death bed?

7. Retell the story Antonia shares with Jim and the Harlings about the tramp and the thresher

8. Describe Blind d'Arnault and his journey to become a pianist

9. How does the Hardings' household change when Mr. Harling comes home from work?

10. How do the Shimerdas react when the Burdens bring them supplies during the cold winter?

(see the answer keys)

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