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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 are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?
(a) The woman leaves during the trip.
(b) He never leaves the woman's side.
(c) The woman gives birth to triplets.
(d) He appears to be in love with the woman.

2. Why does Anton Jelinek believe the Shimerdas are not concerned about having a priest perform Mr. Shimerda's funeral?
(a) They are not religious.
(b) They believe he is already in Heaven.
(c) His suicide is an unforgivable sin.
(d) They are not Catholics.

3. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?
(a) Antonia
(b) Mr. Shimerda
(c) Otto
(d) The Shimerda family

4. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?
(a) They rely on him to teach them about the US.
(b) They trust him.
(c) They come from the same country.
(d) They look up to him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?

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

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

4. Where does Jim live as an adult?

5. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the gifts that Jim and his grandparents give to the Shimerdas for Christmas.

4. Describe the Harlings.

5. Describe Antonia's relationship with her father

6. Describe Jim's first impressions of the Nebraska landscape. Why do you think he responds in this way?

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. Describe Peter and Pavel

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

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