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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 12 | Book 1: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What one item must all of the Shimerdas share during the winter?
(a) A blanket
(b) A dish
(c) A coat
(d) A bed

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?

2. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?

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

4. What nickname is Antonia given?

5. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?

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