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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 16 | Book 1: Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?
(a) She believes females are superior to males.
(b) She is from a different culture than he is.
(c) She believes she is smarter than he is.
(d) She is older than he is.

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

4. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?
(a) On the Burdens' farm
(b) In Bohemia
(c) In a cemetery
(d) At the corner of the family's lot of land

5. Antonia confides to Jim that her father is _______________
(a) mentally ill.
(b) cruel and unforgiving.
(c) dangerous and unpredictable.
(d) deeply sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname is Antonia given?

2. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?

3. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?

4. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?

5. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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