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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 1 | Book 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?
(a) In a cemetery
(b) At the corner of the family's lot of land
(c) In Bohemia
(d) On the Burdens' farm

2. What does Jake find under the manger in the barn where Mr. Shimerda's body is found?
(a) Krajiek's ax
(b) Grandfather Burden's ax
(c) Money
(d) A gun

3. Where does Jim believe Mr. Shimerda's spirit goes after he dies?
(a) Into Purgatory
(b) To live above the Burdens' home
(c) Back to Germany
(d) To Heaven

4. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?
(a) Peter moves to another farm.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) He is injured on the job.
(d) He has nightmares.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?

2. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?

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

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

5. Why does Anton Jelinek believe the Shimerdas are not concerned about having a priest perform Mr. Shimerda's funeral?

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