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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antonia confides to Jim that her father is _______________
(a) mentally ill.
(b) cruel and unforgiving.
(c) dangerous and unpredictable.
(d) deeply sad.

2. Why does Mrs. Harling disapprove of Tiny Soderball?
(a) She does not like country girls.
(b) She does not approve of working women.
(c) She has a reputation for being flirtatious.
(d) She believes working at a hotel is inappropriate for a woman.

3. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?
(a) Poisonous plants
(b) Moles
(c) Bees
(d) Rattlesnakes

4. Who does Jim's grandfather believe killed Mr. Shimerda?
(a) Ambrosch
(b) Krajiek
(c) Mr. Shimerda
(d) Wick Cutter

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

6. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?
(a) The cow Grandfather Burden sold her.
(b) A broken ax.
(c) Mr. Shimerda's death
(d) Accusations against Ambrosch

7. What event is responsible for the lightened tone at the hotel?
(a) Tiny is promoted to the manager position.
(b) The manager is out of town.
(c) Jim and Antonia visit the hotel.
(d) The country girls are in town.

8. Whose visit to Black Hawk breaks up the monotony of the winter for Jim?
(a) Antonia's
(b) Blind d'Arnault's
(c) A friend from Virginia's
(d) Yulka's

9. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?
(a) They shut themselves off from the community.
(b) The complain constantly.
(c) They never complain.
(d) They ask the Burdens to help them.

10. Who performs Mr. Shimerda's funeral service?
(a) A priest
(b) Grandfather Burden and Otto Fuchs
(c) The coroner
(d) Otto Fuchs

11. How does Antonia show her affection for Charley?
(a) By playing with him more than Nina
(b) By kissing and tickling him
(c) By making him his favorite treats
(d) By teaching him to read

12. What event occurs that causes Mr. Harling to tell Antonia she cannot attend the dances?
(a) Antonia brings a boy to the Harlings after a dance.
(b) Antonia becomes pregnant.
(c) A boy tries to kiss Antonia so she slaps him.
(d) People in town begin to speak negatively about Antonia.

13. What does Antonia offer Jim when she meets him?
(a) Wild mushrooms
(b) Her ring
(c) Help on the farm
(d) Her friendship

14. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?
(a) The Shimerda family
(b) Mr. Shimerda
(c) Otto
(d) Antonia

15. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?
(a) His horse
(b) His cow
(c) His home
(d) His plough

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Otto and Jake go when the Burdens sell their farm?

2. Where in Black Hawk is Antonia hired to work?

3. Which of the following is not a regular occurrence in the evenings at the Harling house?

4. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?

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

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