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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jim feel when swimming in the river?
(a) Excited and alive
(b) Confused and frustrated
(c) Anxious and unsettled
(d) Peaceful and contented

2. What does Antonia tell Jim she believes is her purpose in life?
(a) Keeping her father's spirit alive
(b) Caring for her daughter
(c) Maintaining her cultural heritage
(d) Keeping the family farm going

3. Why does Antonia not ask Larry Donovan for a civil marriage?
(a) She is just happy to be with him and does not feel the need to be married.
(b) She does not believe in civil marriage.
(c) She does not want to upset him.
(d) She believes he will see how wonderful she is to him and will eventually marry her in a church.

4. What do Jim's grandparents think of the dances Jim attends?
(a) They encourage him to have an active social life.
(b) They are unaware of the dances.
(c) They do not approve of the dances.
(d) They believe the dances are harmless.

5. Why does Gaston Cleric suggest that Jim accompany him to Harvard?
(a) They can both take classes at Harvard.
(b) Cleric needs assistance teaching a class.
(c) Jim has become distracted from his studies by Lena.
(d) The two can use Harvard's library to study the classics.

6. Who does Jim invite on a hunting trip in the Fall?
(a) Antonia
(b) Antonia's grandsons
(c) Two of Antonia's sons
(d) Cuzak

7. Which of the girls arrives at the river first?
(a) Antonia
(b) Anna
(c) Lena
(d) Tiny

8. What does Jim say he and Antonia will always share?
(a) The country
(b) Love
(c) Friendship
(d) The past

9. How do women generally respond to Larry Donovan?
(a) They are attracted to and sympathetic to him.
(b) They are wary of his affections.
(c) They are put off by his aloofness.
(d) They admire his devotion to his job and family.

10. What became of Antonia's marriage to Larry Donovan?
(a) He refused to marry her.
(b) Antonia left Donovan because he was unfaithful.
(c) Larry Donovan died.
(d) He left her with a baby.

11. Who does JIm befriend while staying in Lincoln?
(a) Russian Peter
(b) Jake
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) Gaston Cleric

12. Why does Wick Cutter shoot his wife before killing himself?
(a) She angers him
(b) He wants to be with her for eternity
(c) So his will will be in effect since he outlived her
(d) He has had contempt for her for years

13. According to Lena, why did Ole Benson marry his wife?
(a) She was the only woman who would marry him.
(b) He believed she was the only woman who could keep him steady.
(c) He thought he could cure her of her mental illness.
(d) He wanted to protect her from her own mental illness.

14. Why does Jim stop attending the dances at the Fireman's Hall?
(a) He does not enjoy the dances.
(b) Antonia asks him to stop attending the dances.
(c) His grandmother believes the dances are disgraceful.
(d) He is embarrassed after kissing Antonia.

15. Who is the speaker at Jim's graduation?
(a) Jim
(b) Mr. Harling
(c) Jim's grandfather
(d) Wick Cutter

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Antonia say will always be a part of her life?

2. Where does Cuzak take his son when they are in the city?

3. What is the connection between Jim and Virgil?

4. Where does Jim go on his only break during the summer?

5. What is Jim constantly reminded of during his time at the university?

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