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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. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?
(a) Antonia
(b) Otto
(c) The Shimerda family
(d) Mr. Shimerda

2. What does Jim create for Nina Harling?
(a) A playhouse
(b) A May basket
(c) A toy
(d) A doll

3. What reputation does the Boys' Home Hotel have?
(a) It is considered an elite, high priced establishment.
(b) It is considered a seedy hotel.
(c) It is considered the best in the area.
(d) It is considered a safe place for men, but not women, to stay.

4. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?
(a) His choice of prayers
(b) The sound of his voice
(c) The sense of spirituality that fills the room
(d) The memories of his parents that he invokes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?

2. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?

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

4. Who does Antonia tell that Jim tried to kill Lena back in Bohemia?

5. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?

(see the answer key)

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