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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 is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?
(a) Both live in Black Hawk.
(b) Both are indebted to Krajiek.
(c) Both are from Austria.
(d) Both are Bohemian.

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

3. What does Jim tell the narrator of the introduction?
(a) He has been writing down his memories of Antonia.
(b) He dislikes his wife.
(c) He plans to move back to Nebraska.
(d) He was secretly in love with Antonia.

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

5. Where do Otto and Jake go when the Burdens sell their farm?
(a) Back to the Wild West
(b) Back to Germany
(c) They move into Black Hawk with the Burdens.
(d) To work on another farm

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What one item must all of the Shimerdas share during the winter?

4. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?

5. How many days pass before Mr. Shimerda's body is buried?

(see the answer key)

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