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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 in Black Hawk is Antonia hired to work?
(a) The Harlings' home
(b) The Burdens' home
(c) At the school
(d) The Boy's Home Hotel

2. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?
(a) A horse
(b) A gift from Antonia
(c) A ring
(d) A Christmas tree

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

4. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?
(a) Writes to his mother
(b) Cleans the horse stables
(c) Visits the Shimerdas
(d) Decorates the Christmas tree

5. What do the Shimerdas give the Burdens in exchange for the goods they bring during the winter?
(a) Nothing
(b) Dried mushrooms
(c) Money
(d) A promise of repayment

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?

2. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?

3. What does Jake find under the manger in the barn where Mr. Shimerda's body is found?

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

5. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?

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