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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 nickname is Antonia given?
(a) Tonia
(b) Anty
(c) Shimerda
(d) Tony
2. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?
(a) His parents want him to grow up on a farm.
(b) His parents have passed away.
(c) His parents have divorced.
(d) His parents are unable to care for him.
3. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?
(a) Both are Bohemian.
(b) Both live in Black Hawk.
(c) Both are indebted to Krajiek.
(d) Both are from Austria.
4. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?
(a) Cleans the horse stables
(b) Visits the Shimerdas
(c) Decorates the Christmas tree
(d) Writes to his mother
5. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?
(a) He catches a prairie dog.
(b) He rescues her brother.
(c) He kills a rattlesnake.
(d) He teaches her to read.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Mrs. Harling's only complaint about Antonia's work?
2. Which of the following is not a detail about Antonia that Mrs. Steavens shares with the Burdens?
3. Who does Jim credit with planting sunflowers in Nebraska?
4. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?
5. What is Blind d'Arnault's talent?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Jim's encounter with the rattlesnake as he and Antonia return from Russian Peter's
2. Why do the Shimerdas have difficulty getting Mr. Shimerda buried? Where is he ultimately interred?
3. Describe the Shimerda family (as they are introduced in Chapter 3)
4. What change occurs in Black Hawk in the Spring? How does this affect the people living there?
5. What is significant about January 22 in this novel?
6. What change in Jim's life occurs in the first chapter of Book 2? How does it affect him?
7. Describe Tiny Soderball's work and living environment
8. Describe Jim's experiences when he is housebound due to illness
9. How does Mrs. Shimerda act when she and Antonia visit the Burdens after the thaw? How does Jim respond to her?
10. Why does Mrs. Shimerda ask Jim's grandfather to say a prayer during her husband's funeral?
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