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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 plans to move back to Nebraska.
(b) He was secretly in love with Antonia.
(c) He dislikes his wife.
(d) He has been writing down his memories of Antonia.

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

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

4. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?
(a) He returns to Russia.
(b) He moves in with the Shimerdas.
(c) He goes to work for the railroad.
(d) He also dies.

5. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?
(a) The work for the same company in New York.
(b) They meet on the train.
(c) They were both neighbors of Antonia.
(d) They grew up in the same town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?

2. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?

3. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

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

5. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?

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