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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 nickname is Antonia given?
(a) Shimerda
(b) Tonia
(c) Anty
(d) Tony

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

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

4. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?
(a) Teach all of his children to speak and read English
(b) Help his wife set up their home
(c) Teach Antonia to speak and read English
(d) Agree to allow Antonia to marry Jim

5. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?
(a) He rescues her brother.
(b) He teaches her to read.
(c) He kills a rattlesnake.
(d) He catches a prairie dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?

2. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?

3. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?

4. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?

5. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?

(see the answer key)

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