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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. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?
(a) He kills a rattlesnake.
(b) He catches a prairie dog.
(c) He teaches her to read.
(d) He rescues her brother.

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

3. Where does Jim live as an adult?
(a) Bohemia
(b) Nebraska
(c) Iowa
(d) New York

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

5. To whom does Pavel confess his unpleasant past in Russia?
(a) Mr. Shimerda
(b) Jim
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) Pavel

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?

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

3. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?

4. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?

5. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?

(see the answer key)

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