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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Antonia does Jim criticize as he dines with her family in Chapter 17?
(a) Her ability to speak English
(b) Her manners
(c) Her attitude
(d) Her sense of humor

2. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the country girls possess?
(a) Refinement
(b) Devotion to work
(c) Physical strength
(d) Devotion to family

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

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

5. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?
(a) Ornaments from the Shimerdas
(b) Special ornaments from Austria
(c) A photo of his mother
(d) Candles

6. Who helps Ambrosch and Marek treat the horse with colic?
(a) Otto Fuchs
(b) Jim's grandfather
(c) Krajiek
(d) Jim

7. What does Tiny often share with Lena?
(a) The wages she earns working at the hotel
(b) The gifts she receives from men staying at the hotel
(c) The room she rents at the hotel
(d) News of the old country

8. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?
(a) Basic math
(b) To read English
(c) Housekeeping
(d) To cook

9. Where in Black Hawk is Antonia hired to work?
(a) The Harlings' home
(b) The Burdens' home
(c) The Boy's Home Hotel
(d) At the school

10. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?
(a) Both are from Austria.
(b) Both are Bohemian.
(c) Both live in Black Hawk.
(d) Both are indebted to Krajiek.

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

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

13. How did Blind d'Arnault's mother react to his blindness?
(a) She was ashamed.
(b) She helped him function as if he was sighted.
(c) She was supportive of him.
(d) She was angry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Antonia differ from her brother Ambrosch?

2. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?

3. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?

4. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?

5. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

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