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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker at Jim's graduation?
(a) Jim's grandfather
(b) Jim
(c) Mr. Harling
(d) Wick Cutter

2. Who does Jim's grandmother hire to help her work in the house during July?
(a) Yulka
(b) Antonia
(c) Mrs. Shimerda
(d) Jim

3. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the town girls possess?
(a) Physical strength
(b) Beauty
(c) Refinement
(d) Isolation

4. What is Blind d'Arnault's talent?
(a) Singing
(b) Playing the saxophone
(c) Playing the piano
(d) Dancing

5. Who does Jim see as the inspiration for all poetry?
(a) Country girls
(b) Farmland
(c) City girls
(d) Small towns

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Jim constantly reminded of during his time at the university?

4. Who does Jim hold responsible for Wick Cutter's negative actions?

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

(see the answer key)

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