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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. How does Antonia differ from her brother Ambrosch?
(a) Ambrosch is much harder working than Antonia.
(b) Antonia is mean but Ambrosch is kind.
(c) Ambrosch is mean but Antonia is kind.
(d) Ambrosch is much more social than Anotnia is.

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

3. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?
(a) To deliver a spade
(b) To visit with he and Pavel.
(c) To borrow a spade
(d) To show the Shimerda children the prairie dog houses.

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

5. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?
(a) A photo of his mother
(b) Candles
(c) Ornaments from the Shimerdas
(d) Special ornaments from Austria

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?

2. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?

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

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

5. Which of the Shimerdas did not want to immigrate to the United States?

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