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

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

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

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

5. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?
(a) Moles
(b) Rattlesnakes
(c) Poisonous plants
(d) Bees

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

4. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?

5. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?

(see the answer key)

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