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

2. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?
(a) To borrow a spade
(b) To deliver a spade
(c) To show the Shimerda children the prairie dog houses.
(d) To visit with he and Pavel.

3. What does Frances Harling say is wrong with Jim?
(a) He is too focused on his studies.
(b) He is in love with Antonia.
(c) He needs to marry a country girl.
(d) He is too romantic.

4. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?
(a) Decorates the Christmas tree
(b) Visits the Shimerdas
(c) Writes to his mother
(d) Cleans the horse stables

5. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?
(a) Antonia
(b) Mr. Shimerda
(c) Otto
(d) The Shimerda family

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?

3. Who sponsors the dance tent in Black Hawk?

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

5. To whom does Jim dedicate his speech?

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