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

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

3. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?
(a) Cleans the horse stables
(b) Writes to his mother
(c) Decorates the Christmas tree
(d) Visits the Shimerdas

4. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?
(a) Her father does not love her mother.
(b) Her father is not doing well.
(c) Her father plans to kill himself.
(d) Her father used to be a violinist.

5. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?
(a) His horse
(b) His home
(c) His plough
(d) His cow

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

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

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

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

5. Why do Jim and his grandparents make Christmas presents for the Shimerdas instead of purchasing them?

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