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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. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?
(a) Orderly
(b) Strong
(c) Kind
(d) Stern

2. How many days pass before Mr. Shimerda's body is buried?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 10

3. Who teaches Yulka to read English?
(a) Ambrosch
(b) Grandmother Burden
(c) Antonia
(d) Jim

4. Who does Jim's grandmother hire to help her work in the house during July?
(a) Yulka
(b) Antonia
(c) Jim
(d) Mrs. Shimerda

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?

2. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?

3. What do the Shimerdas give the Burdens in exchange for the goods they bring during the winter?

4. Who helps Ambrosch and Marek treat the horse with colic?

5. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?

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