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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. Which of the following is not a detail about Antonia that Mrs. Steavens shares with the Burdens?
(a) Antonia goes to many dances.
(b) Ambrosch hires Antonia out like a man.
(c) Many of the country people like Antonia.
(d) Antonia is a hard worker.

2. What do Jim and Jake go to pick up from Ambrosch in Chapter 18?
(a) An ax
(b) A cow
(c) A wagon
(d) A horse collar

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

4. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?
(a) Accusations against Ambrosch
(b) Mr. Shimerda's death
(c) The cow Grandfather Burden sold her.
(d) A broken ax.

5. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the country girls possess?
(a) Devotion to work
(b) Devotion to family
(c) Refinement
(d) Physical strength

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Harling children is Antonia's favorite?

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

3. Why is Ambrosch delighted when he hears Jake sold a pig in town?

4. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?

5. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Shimerda family (as they are introduced in Chapter 3)

2. Retell the story Antonia shares with Jim and the Harlings about the tramp and the thresher

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

4. Describe the relationship between the Shimerdas and Krajiek

5. Describe the Harlings.

6. Compare and contrast the town and city girls (from Jim's point of view).

7. Describe Blind d'Arnault and his journey to become a pianist

8. Describe Jim's encounter with the rattlesnake as he and Antonia return from Russian Peter's

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

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

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