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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) Basic math
(b) To read English
(c) To cook
(d) Housekeeping

2. 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) He never leaves the woman's side.
(c) The woman gives birth to triplets.
(d) He appears to be in love with the woman.

3. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?
(a) A rattlesnake cane
(b) A bicycle
(c) A pony
(d) A wagon

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

5. What does Jim tell the narrator of the introduction?
(a) He has been writing down his memories of Antonia.
(b) He was secretly in love with Antonia.
(c) He plans to move back to Nebraska.
(d) He dislikes his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?

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

3. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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