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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 becomes Antonia's primary preoccupation once she begins working for the Cutters?
(a) Mr. Cutter's comfort
(b) Attending dances and having a social life
(c) Making money
(d) Living a moral life

2. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?
(a) They meet on the train.
(b) They were both neighbors of Antonia.
(c) The work for the same company in New York.
(d) They grew up in the same town.

3. How does Gaston Cleric help Jim?
(a) He provides him with an audience for stories about Black Hawk.
(b) He keeps him company.
(c) He teaches him Greek.
(d) He awakens him to new ideas and learning.

4. What is the connection between Jim and Virgil?
(a) They are both poets.
(b) They both revere small towns.
(c) They both speak Greek.
(d) They both appreciate beautiful women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?

2. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?

3. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?

4. Which of the Harling children is Antonia's favorite?

5. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the country girls possess?

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