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

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

3. Who performs Mr. Shimerda's funeral service?
(a) The coroner
(b) Grandfather Burden and Otto Fuchs
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) A priest

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?

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

4. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?

5. Who entertains Jim when he is forced to stay indoors because of illness?

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