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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?
(a) She is from a different culture than he is.
(b) She believes she is smarter than he is.
(c) She believes females are superior to males.
(d) She is older than he is.

2. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?
(a) To deliver a spade
(b) To borrow a spade
(c) To show the Shimerda children the prairie dog houses.
(d) To visit with he and Pavel.

3. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?
(a) His parents are unable to care for him.
(b) His parents have divorced.
(c) His parents want him to grow up on a farm.
(d) His parents have passed away.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the town girls possess?

3. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?

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

5. Why does Lena Lingard's presence at the Harlings' home make Antonia uncomfortable?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Peter and Pavel

2. Retell the story about Lena being responsible for Antonia's feelings about the girl.

3. What is a rattlesnake cane? What is its importance for the Burdens?

4. How does the Hardings' household change when Mr. Harling comes home from work?

5. Describe the Harlings.

6. Describe Blind d'Arnault and his journey to become a pianist

7. Compare and contrast the town and city girls (from Jim's point of view).

8. What does Mr. Shimerda do in the Burdens' home on Christmas that surprises them? Why are they surprised by his action?

9. How is Jim like the Shimerdas as they both travel to Nebraska?

10. How does Antonia predict the winter will affect her family differently than Jim's?

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