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

2. What is Mrs. Harling's only complaint about Antonia's work?
(a) She visits with Jim too often.
(b) She does too good of a job.
(c) She is sometimes late to work.
(d) She stops working to play with the children.

3. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?
(a) Teach all of his children to speak and read English
(b) Agree to allow Antonia to marry Jim
(c) Teach Antonia to speak and read English
(d) Help his wife set up their home

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

5. Why does Lena Lingard's presence at the Harlings' home make Antonia uncomfortable?
(a) Lena is much more beautiful than Antonia is.
(b) Lena has a reputation for being sexually promiscuous.
(c) Lena has a reputation for being a vixen.
(d) Antonia wants to have no ties to her former country.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jim live as an adult?

3. Who does Jim often run into when he is in downtown Black Hawk?

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

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

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