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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. What impact do the dances in Black Hawk have on the townspeople?
(a) The community is ambivalent about the dances.
(b) The dance tent encourages immoral behavior.
(c) The community protests the dances.
(d) The dance tent becomes the social center of town.

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

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

4. To whom does Pavel confess his unpleasant past in Russia?
(a) Otto Fuchs
(b) Pavel
(c) Mr. Shimerda
(d) Jim

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ambrosch delighted when he hears Jake sold a pig in town?

2. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?

3. Which of the Shimerda children is considered most important by his parents?

4. Why does Anton Jelinek believe the Shimerdas are not concerned about having a priest perform Mr. Shimerda's funeral?

5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Jake and Ambrosch come to blows in Chapter 18?

2. How does Mrs. Shimerda act when she and Antonia visit the Burdens after the thaw? How does Jim respond to her?

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

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

5. What confession does Pavel make to Mr. Shimerda on his death bed?

6. Does Antonia attend school? Why or why not?

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

8. What change in Jim's life occurs in the first chapter of Book 2? How does it affect him?

9. Describe Jim's experiences when he is housebound due to illness

10. Describe the relationship between the Shimerdas and Krajiek

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