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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Pavel confess his unpleasant past in Russia?
(a) Mr. Shimerda
(b) Jim
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) Pavel

2. Where does Jim live as an adult?
(a) Iowa
(b) Nebraska
(c) New York
(d) Bohemia

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

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

5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?
(a) Strong
(b) Kind
(c) Orderly
(d) Stern

6. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?
(a) Candles
(b) A photo of his mother
(c) Special ornaments from Austria
(d) Ornaments from the Shimerdas

7. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the country girls possess?
(a) Devotion to work
(b) Devotion to family
(c) Physical strength
(d) Refinement

8. What reputation does the Boys' Home Hotel have?
(a) It is considered an elite, high priced establishment.
(b) It is considered the best in the area.
(c) It is considered a seedy hotel.
(d) It is considered a safe place for men, but not women, to stay.

9. How does Jim's grandfather mend relations between the Shimerdas and the Burdens?
(a) He forgives Ambrosch for damaging the horse collar.
(b) He speaks to Mrs. Shimerda.
(c) He tells Jake he must apologize for hitting Ambrosch.
(d) He hires Ambrosch and Antonia to help him harvest.

10. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?
(a) On the Burdens' farm
(b) In a cemetery
(c) At the corner of the family's lot of land
(d) In Bohemia

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

12. Where in Black Hawk is Antonia hired to work?
(a) At the school
(b) The Boy's Home Hotel
(c) The Burdens' home
(d) The Harlings' home

13. How long has Jim been living with his grandparents at the start of Book 2?
(a) 3 years
(b) 13 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 1 year

14. What nickname is Antonia given?
(a) Tonia
(b) Shimerda
(c) Anty
(d) Tony

15. How many days pass before Mr. Shimerda's body is buried?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Shimerda children is considered most important by his parents?

2. Where does Jim believe Mr. Shimerda's spirit goes after he dies?

3. What do the Shimerdas give the Burdens in exchange for the goods they bring during the winter?

4. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?

5. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?

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