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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. 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 plans to kill himself.
(b) Her father does not love her mother.
(c) Her father used to be a violinist.
(d) Her father is not doing well.

2. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?
(a) A broken ax.
(b) Mr. Shimerda's death
(c) Accusations against Ambrosch
(d) The cow Grandfather Burden sold her.

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

4. Where does Jim live as an adult?
(a) Iowa
(b) New York
(c) Nebraska
(d) Bohemia

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?

2. Who performs Mr. Shimerda's funeral service?

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

4. Who does Jim's grandfather believe killed Mr. Shimerda?

5. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?

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