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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) The Shimerdas
(b) Farmers
(c) Mormons
(d) Mennonites

2. 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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?

5. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

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