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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. Who does Jim credit with planting sunflowers in Nebraska?
(a) The Shimerdas
(b) Farmers
(c) Mennonites
(d) Mormons
2. How did Blind d'Arnault's mother react to his blindness?
(a) She was ashamed.
(b) She was angry.
(c) She was supportive of him.
(d) She helped him function as if he was sighted.
3. Who performs Mr. Shimerda's funeral service?
(a) The coroner
(b) A priest
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) Grandfather Burden and Otto Fuchs
4. What do the Shimerdas give the Burdens in exchange for the goods they bring during the winter?
(a) A promise of repayment
(b) Dried mushrooms
(c) Nothing
(d) Money
5. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?
(a) Bees
(b) Rattlesnakes
(c) Poisonous plants
(d) Moles
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Antonia tell that Jim tried to kill Lena back in Bohemia?
2. Where does Jim live as an adult?
3. Which of the Shimerda children is considered most important by his parents?
4. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?
5. Why does Lena Lingard's presence at the Harlings' home make Antonia uncomfortable?
Short Essay Questions
1. What confession does Pavel make to Mr. Shimerda on his death bed?
2. What reaction do the Harlings have to Antonia's interest in the dances in the tent?
3. Describe Jim's first impressions of the Nebraska landscape. Why do you think he responds in this way?
4. Why do the Shimerdas have difficulty getting Mr. Shimerda buried? Where is he ultimately interred?
5. Describe Jim's encounter with the rattlesnake as he and Antonia return from Russian Peter's
6. Describe the Harlings.
7. Why does Mrs. Shimerda ask Jim's grandfather to say a prayer during her husband's funeral?
8. How do the Shimerdas react when the Burdens bring them supplies during the cold winter?
9. How does Mrs. Shimerda act when she and Antonia visit the Burdens after the thaw? How does Jim respond to her?
10. Retell the story about Lena being responsible for Antonia's feelings about the girl.
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