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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. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?
(a) Decorates the Christmas tree
(b) Writes to his mother
(c) Cleans the horse stables
(d) Visits the Shimerdas

2. Which of the Harling children helps his/her father with the family business?
(a) Nina
(b) Charley
(c) Sally
(d) Frances

3. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?
(a) His parents have divorced.
(b) His parents are unable to care for him.
(c) His parents have passed away.
(d) His parents want him to grow up on a farm.

4. What does the phrase "Optima dies...prima fugit" mean?
(a) The worst days are the first to flee.
(b) The best days are the first to flee.
(c) Beauty comes to small towns.
(d) I shall be the first to bring the Muse to my country.

5. Where does Jim often meet Lena?
(a) At a restaurant
(b) At her dress shop
(c) At his apartment
(d) At the library

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?

2. What becomes Antonia's primary preoccupation once she begins working for the Cutters?

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

4. Why do Jim and his grandparents make Christmas presents for the Shimerdas instead of purchasing them?

5. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?

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