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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. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?
(a) She is older than he is.
(b) She believes she is smarter than he is.
(c) She is from a different culture than he is.
(d) She believes females are superior to males.

2. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?
(a) They ask the Burdens to help them.
(b) The complain constantly.
(c) They shut themselves off from the community.
(d) They never complain.

3. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?
(a) Wick Cutter
(b) The Burdens
(c) Krajiek
(d) The Shimerdas

4. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?
(a) Jake Marpole
(b) Otto Fuchs
(c) Antonia
(d) His grandfather

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Antonia confides to Jim that her father is _______________

2. What does Antonia offer Jim when she meets him?

3. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?

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

5. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?

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