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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. How does Antonia react to the dances in town?
(a) She is ambivalent towards the dances.
(b) She rarely attends the dances.
(c) She believes they are immoral.
(d) She regularly attends the dances.

2. Which of the following is not a regular occurrence in the evenings at the Harling house?
(a) The family gathers in the parlor.
(b) Antonia bakes treats for the family and visitors.
(c) The family gathers in the kitchen.
(d) Antonia tells stories of Bohemia.

3. Where does Tiny open her hotel?
(a) Black Hawk
(b) Salt Lake City
(c) Alaska
(d) San Francisco

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

5. What is Jim constantly reminded of during his time at the university?
(a) His inadequate public school education
(b) Life on his grandparents' farm
(c) His love for Antonia
(d) Mr. Shimerda's death

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jim and Jake go to pick up from Ambrosch in Chapter 18?

2. Who does Jim's grandmother send to stay in the Cutter's house in place of Antonia?

3. How does Jim characterize the woman who plays the character, Marguerite?

4. Who proposes to Lena several times?

5. Who appears at Jim's door as he is contemplating Virgil's words?

(see the answer key)

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