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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Jim dedicate his speech?
(a) His grandparents
(b) Mr. Shimerda
(c) Antonia
(d) The Harlings

2. What does Mrs. Harling give Jim as a graduation present?
(a) Money
(b) A silk umbrella
(c) A watch
(d) A book

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

4. What impact do the dances in Black Hawk have on the townspeople?
(a) The dance tent becomes the social center of town.
(b) The community is ambivalent about the dances.
(c) The dance tent encourages immoral behavior.
(d) The community protests the dances.

5. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?
(a) He rescues her brother.
(b) He teaches her to read.
(c) He kills a rattlesnake.
(d) He catches a prairie dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?

2. Which of the Shimerdas did not want to immigrate to the United States?

3. Why does Jim stop attending the dances at the Fireman's Hall?

4. Whose visit to Black Hawk breaks up the monotony of the winter for Jim?

5. What does Jim create for Nina Harling?

(see the answer key)

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