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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?
(a) He returns to Russia.
(b) He also dies.
(c) He goes to work for the railroad.
(d) He moves in with the Shimerdas.

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

3. Why does Jake have to pay a fine?
(a) Because he was involved in a bar fight
(b) Because he failed to pay taxes
(c) Because he punched Ambrosch
(d) Because he broke a traffic law

4. What do Jim and Jake go to pick up from Ambrosch in Chapter 18?
(a) A wagon
(b) A cow
(c) A horse collar
(d) An ax

5. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?
(a) To deliver a spade
(b) To borrow a spade
(c) To visit with he and Pavel.
(d) To show the Shimerda children the prairie dog houses.

6. 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

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

8. Why is Ambrosch delighted when he hears Jake sold a pig in town?
(a) He asked Jake to sell the pig for him.
(b) He knows Jake has enough money to buy a new horse collar.
(c) He thinks Jake will share the proceeds of the sale with him.
(d) He believes Jake had to sell the pig to pay his fine.

9. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?
(a) Antonia
(b) Otto Fuchs
(c) His grandfather
(d) Jake Marpole

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

11. Which of the Harling children helps his/her father with the family business?
(a) Charley
(b) Sally
(c) Nina
(d) Frances

12. What is Blind d'Arnault's talent?
(a) Dancing
(b) Playing the piano
(c) Playing the saxophone
(d) Singing

13. Where does Jim believe Mr. Shimerda's spirit goes after he dies?
(a) Into Purgatory
(b) To live above the Burdens' home
(c) To Heaven
(d) Back to Germany

14. Why does Lena Lingard's presence at the Harlings' home make Antonia uncomfortable?
(a) Lena is much more beautiful than Antonia is.
(b) Antonia wants to have no ties to her former country.
(c) Lena has a reputation for being a vixen.
(d) Lena has a reputation for being sexually promiscuous.

15. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?
(a) There are few trees in the area.
(b) There is land as far as the eye can see.
(c) There are many immigrants living in the area.
(d) The farm is extremely quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tiny often share with Lena?

2. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?

3. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?

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

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

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