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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?
(a) They trust him.
(b) They rely on him to teach them about the US.
(c) They come from the same country.
(d) They look up to him.

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

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

4. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?
(a) His parents are unable to care for him.
(b) His parents want him to grow up on a farm.
(c) His parents have passed away.
(d) His parents have divorced.

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

6. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?
(a) Antonia's hand in marriage
(b) His farm
(c) His gun
(d) Fatherly advice

7. Who does Jim's grandmother hire to help her work in the house during July?
(a) Yulka
(b) Mrs. Shimerda
(c) Jim
(d) Antonia

8. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?
(a) A rattlesnake cane
(b) A pony
(c) A bicycle
(d) A wagon

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

10. How does Antonia differ from her brother Ambrosch?
(a) Ambrosch is much harder working than Antonia.
(b) Antonia is mean but Ambrosch is kind.
(c) Ambrosch is mean but Antonia is kind.
(d) Ambrosch is much more social than Anotnia is.

11. Who sponsors the dance tent in Black Hawk?
(a) The Burdens
(b) The Harlings
(c) Wick Cutter
(d) The Vannis

12. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?
(a) The work for the same company in New York.
(b) They were both neighbors of Antonia.
(c) They grew up in the same town.
(d) They meet on the train.

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

14. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?
(a) The woman gives birth to triplets.
(b) He never leaves the woman's side.
(c) He appears to be in love with the woman.
(d) The woman leaves during the trip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the three Marys often have to leave town?

2. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?

3. Why is Ambrosch delighted when he hears Jake sold a pig in town?

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

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

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