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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. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?
(a) To cook
(b) Basic math
(c) Housekeeping
(d) To read English

2. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?
(a) She is from a different culture than he is.
(b) She believes females are superior to males.
(c) She is older than he is.
(d) She believes she is smarter than he is.

3. Who does Jim often run into when he is in downtown Black Hawk?
(a) Tiny
(b) Antonia
(c) Lena
(d) Mr. Harling

4. What do Antonia and Jim's grandmother discover when they return to the Cutter home to pack up Antonia's belongings?
(a) The house is in disarray.
(b) Wick Cutter is burning papers.
(c) Wick Cutter's is dead.
(d) Antonia's belongings are missing.

5. What one item must all of the Shimerdas share during the winter?
(a) A coat
(b) A blanket
(c) A bed
(d) A dish

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?

3. How did Blind d'Arnault's mother react to his blindness?

4. What does Jim convince his grandparents to do for posterity?

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

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