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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 5 | Book 2: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Mr. Harling made his money?
(a) He is the owner of a general store.
(b) He is a grain merchant.
(c) He is a cattle buyer and grain merchant.
(d) He is a cattle buyer.

2. How does Antonia show her affection for Charley?
(a) By teaching him to read
(b) By kissing and tickling him
(c) By making him his favorite treats
(d) By playing with him more than Nina

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

4. How does Antonia differ from her brother Ambrosch?
(a) Ambrosch is much harder working than Antonia.
(b) Ambrosch is mean but Antonia is kind.
(c) Antonia is mean but Ambrosch is kind.
(d) Ambrosch is much more social than Anotnia is.

5. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?
(a) Poisonous plants
(b) Moles
(c) Bees
(d) Rattlesnakes

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?

2. Who teaches Yulka to read English?

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

4. Who does Jim credit with planting sunflowers in Nebraska?

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

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