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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?
(a) Her father is not doing well.
(b) Her father plans to kill himself.
(c) Her father does not love her mother.
(d) Her father used to be a violinist.

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

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

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

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

6. Why do the three Marys often have to leave town?
(a) They help other immigrants in the area.
(b) They are itinerant farm workers.
(c) They are suspected of becoming pregnant.
(d) Their families live in neighboring towns.

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

8. What does Antonia say was found in the pocket of the tramp who died in the thresher?
(a) A poem
(b) Money
(c) A letter from his wife
(d) A suicide note

9. Where do Otto and Jake go when the Burdens sell their farm?
(a) To work on another farm
(b) Back to the Wild West
(c) They move into Black Hawk with the Burdens.
(d) Back to Germany

10. How has Mr. Harling made his money?
(a) He is a cattle buyer and grain merchant.
(b) He is a cattle buyer.
(c) He is a grain merchant.
(d) He is the owner of a general store.

11. How does Lena feel when her brother leaves Black Hawk after a visit?
(a) Depressed
(b) Angry
(c) Relieved
(d) Homesick

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

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

14. What impact do the dances in Black Hawk have on the townspeople?
(a) The dance tent becomes the social center of town.
(b) The community is ambivalent about the dances.
(c) The dance tent encourages immoral behavior.
(d) The community protests the dances.

15. Which of the following is not a regular occurrence in the evenings at the Harling house?
(a) The family gathers in the kitchen.
(b) Antonia tells stories of Bohemia.
(c) The family gathers in the parlor.
(d) Antonia bakes treats for the family and visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname is Antonia given?

2. What event is responsible for the lightened tone at the hotel?

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

4. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?

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

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