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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who teaches Yulka to read English?
(a) Jim
(b) Grandmother Burden
(c) Ambrosch
(d) Antonia

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

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

4. What is Mrs. Harling's only complaint about Antonia's work?
(a) She does too good of a job.
(b) She is sometimes late to work.
(c) She stops working to play with the children.
(d) She visits with Jim too often.

5. Why do Jim and his grandparents make Christmas presents for the Shimerdas instead of purchasing them?
(a) The family is snowed in and cannot get to the store.
(b) The Burdens cannot afford to purchase presents.
(c) They know the Shimerdas prefer handmade gifts.
(d) They do not want to appear pretentious to the Shimerdas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jim's grandfather mend relations between the Shimerdas and the Burdens?

2. Where does Jim often meet Lena?

3. Where do Jim and Lena often go together in Lincoln?

4. Who does Jim see a photograph of while waiting for his grandparents?

5. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?

(see the answer key)

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