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

2. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?
(a) Her father is not doing well.
(b) Her father does not love her mother.
(c) Her father used to be a violinist.
(d) Her father plans to kill himself.

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

4. How many days pass before Mr. Shimerda's body is buried?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 10
(d) 3

5. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?
(a) He left his wife to come to the United States.
(b) He is an illegal immigrant.
(c) He is a fugitive from the law.
(d) He is an anarchist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?

2. Where does Antonia consider going to work when the Harlings forbid her to attend the dances?

3. What about Antonia does Jim criticize as he dines with her family in Chapter 17?

4. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?

5. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jim's encounter with the rattlesnake as he and Antonia return from Russian Peter's

2. Describe the relationship between the Shimerdas and Krajiek

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

4. Retell the story about Lena being responsible for Antonia's feelings about the girl.

5. What is a rattlesnake cane? What is its importance for the Burdens?

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

7. How does Antonia predict the winter will affect her family differently than Jim's?

8. Describe the gifts that Jim and his grandparents give to the Shimerdas for Christmas.

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

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

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