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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. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?
(a) The Burdens
(b) Jim's grandparents
(c) Krajiek
(d) Otto Fuchs

2. What nickname is Antonia given?
(a) Tonia
(b) Shimerda
(c) Anty
(d) Tony

3. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?
(a) Bees
(b) Rattlesnakes
(c) Moles
(d) Poisonous plants

4. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?
(a) Help his wife set up their home
(b) Teach all of his children to speak and read English
(c) Teach Antonia to speak and read English
(d) Agree to allow Antonia to marry Jim

5. 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 used to be a violinist.
(b) Her father does not love her mother.
(c) Her father plans to kill himself.
(d) Her father is not doing well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?

2. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?

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

4. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?

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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