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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 rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?
(a) He is an anarchist.
(b) He is a fugitive from the law.
(c) He is an illegal immigrant.
(d) He left his wife to come to the United States.

2. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?
(a) In Bohemia
(b) At the corner of the family's lot of land
(c) In a cemetery
(d) On the Burdens' farm

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

4. Which of the following is not a regular occurrence in the evenings at the Harling house?
(a) Antonia bakes treats for the family and visitors.
(b) Antonia tells stories of Bohemia.
(c) The family gathers in the parlor.
(d) The family gathers in the kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Antonia does Jim criticize as he dines with her family in Chapter 17?

2. Why do Jim and his grandparents make Christmas presents for the Shimerdas instead of purchasing them?

3. Who does Jim often run into when he is in downtown Black Hawk?

4. Who helps Ambrosch and Marek treat the horse with colic?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the relationship between the Shimerdas and Krajiek

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

6. Why does Mrs. Shimerda ask Jim's grandfather to say a prayer during her husband's funeral?

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

8. Describe Tiny Soderball's work and living environment

9. Describe Antonia's relationship with her father

10. Describe the Harlings.

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