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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 sold the Shimerda family their home?
(a) Jim's grandparents
(b) Otto Fuchs
(c) Krajiek
(d) The Burdens

2. What does Antonia offer Jim when she meets him?
(a) Her ring
(b) Help on the farm
(c) Her friendship
(d) Wild mushrooms

3. 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) Teach Antonia to speak and read English
(d) Help his wife set up their home

4. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?
(a) There are few trees in the area.
(b) There is land as far as the eye can see.
(c) There are many immigrants living in the area.
(d) The farm is extremely quiet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?

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

3. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

4. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?

5. Who entertains Jim when he is forced to stay indoors because of illness?

(see the answer key)

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