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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Antonia tell that Jim tried to kill Lena back in Bohemia?
(a) Ole Benson's wife
(b) Krajiek
(c) Mrs. Shimerda
(d) Wick Cutter

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

4. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?
(a) Otto Fuchs
(b) Krajiek
(c) The Burdens
(d) Jim's grandparents

5. What reputation does the Boys' Home Hotel have?
(a) It is considered a seedy hotel.
(b) It is considered an elite, high priced establishment.
(c) It is considered a safe place for men, but not women, to stay.
(d) It is considered the best in the area.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?
(a) Agree to allow Antonia to marry Jim
(b) Teach all of his children to speak and read English
(c) Help his wife set up their home
(d) Teach Antonia to speak and read English

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jim credit with planting sunflowers in Nebraska?

3. Who teaches Yulka to read English?

4. What is Mrs. Harling's only complaint about Antonia's work?

5. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?

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