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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?
(a) To borrow a spade
(b) To show the Shimerda children the prairie dog houses.
(c) To visit with he and Pavel.
(d) To deliver a spade

2. Where does Jim live as an adult?
(a) Nebraska
(b) Iowa
(c) New York
(d) Bohemia

3. What does Antonia say was found in the pocket of the tramp who died in the thresher?
(a) A poem
(b) A suicide note
(c) A letter from his wife
(d) Money

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname is Antonia given?

2. What did Wick Cutter do to trick his wife?

3. How does Antonia react to the dances in town?

4. Who is the speaker at Jim's graduation?

5. Why does Jim say Gaston Cleric "narrowly missed being a great poet?"

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