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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 8 | Book 1: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jim credit with planting sunflowers in Nebraska?
(a) Mormons
(b) Mennonites
(c) Farmers
(d) The Shimerdas

2. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?
(a) Strong
(b) Kind
(c) Orderly
(d) Stern

3. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?
(a) The work for the same company in New York.
(b) They grew up in the same town.
(c) They meet on the train.
(d) They were both neighbors of Antonia.

4. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?
(a) He goes to work for the railroad.
(b) He returns to Russia.
(c) He also dies.
(d) He moves in with the Shimerdas.

5. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?
(a) He is injured on the job.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) He has nightmares.
(d) Peter moves to another farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?

2. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?

3. To whom does Pavel confess his unpleasant past in Russia?

4. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?

5. What does Jim tell the narrator of the introduction?

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