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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 possession does Russian Peter value over all others?
(a) His plough
(b) His horse
(c) His cow
(d) His home
2. How does Lena feel when her brother leaves Black Hawk after a visit?
(a) Homesick
(b) Angry
(c) Depressed
(d) Relieved
3. Who does Jim often run into when he is in downtown Black Hawk?
(a) Lena
(b) Mr. Harling
(c) Tiny
(d) Antonia
4. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?
(a) Special ornaments from Austria
(b) Candles
(c) A photo of his mother
(d) Ornaments from the Shimerdas
5. How does Antonia show her affection for Charley?
(a) By teaching him to read
(b) By kissing and tickling him
(c) By playing with him more than Nina
(d) By making him his favorite treats
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the Harling children is Antonia's favorite?
2. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?
3. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?
4. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?
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. Describe Jim's experiences when he is housebound due to illness
3. Why does Mrs. Shimerda ask Jim's grandfather to say a prayer during her husband's funeral?
4. Retell the story Antonia shares with Jim and the Harlings about the tramp and the thresher
5. How do the Shimerdas react when the Burdens bring them supplies during the cold winter?
6. What is significant about January 22 in this novel?
7. What does Mr. Shimerda do in the Burdens' home on Christmas that surprises them? Why are they surprised by his action?
8. How does the Hardings' household change when Mr. Harling comes home from work?
9. Does Antonia attend school? Why or why not?
10. Describe the Harlings.
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