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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. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?
(a) To read English
(b) Basic math
(c) Housekeeping
(d) To cook

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

3. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?
(a) His farm
(b) His gun
(c) Fatherly advice
(d) Antonia's hand in marriage

4. Who entertains Jim when he is forced to stay indoors because of illness?
(a) Antonia
(b) Yulka
(c) Grandfather Burden
(d) Otto Fuchs

5. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?
(a) The woman leaves during the trip.
(b) The woman gives birth to triplets.
(c) He never leaves the woman's side.
(d) He appears to be in love with the woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?

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

3. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?

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

5. Where does Jim live as an adult?

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