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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Harling's only complaint about Antonia's work?
(a) She does too good of a job.
(b) She visits with Jim too often.
(c) She stops working to play with the children.
(d) She is sometimes late to work.

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

3. 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 bakes treats for the family and visitors.
(c) The family gathers in the parlor.
(d) Antonia tells stories of Bohemia.

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

5. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?
(a) Decorates the Christmas tree
(b) Visits the Shimerdas
(c) Cleans the horse stables
(d) Writes to his mother

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

7. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?
(a) He is an illegal immigrant.
(b) He left his wife to come to the United States.
(c) He is a fugitive from the law.
(d) He is an anarchist.

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

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

10. 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 does not love her mother.
(b) Her father used to be a violinist.
(c) Her father is not doing well.
(d) Her father plans to kill himself.

11. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?
(a) A horse
(b) A ring
(c) A gift from Antonia
(d) A Christmas tree

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

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

14. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?
(a) Krajiek
(b) Wick Cutter
(c) The Burdens
(d) The Shimerdas

15. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?
(a) Peter moves to another farm.
(b) He has nightmares.
(c) He is robbed.
(d) He is injured on the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reputation does the Boys' Home Hotel have?

2. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?

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

4. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?

5. How does Lena feel when her brother leaves Black Hawk after a visit?

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