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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 do the three Marys often have to leave town?
(a) Their families live in neighboring towns.
(b) They are itinerant farm workers.
(c) They are suspected of becoming pregnant.
(d) They help other immigrants in the area.

2. Where does Jim live as an adult?
(a) Iowa
(b) Bohemia
(c) New York
(d) Nebraska

3. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?
(a) Teach Antonia to speak and read English
(b) Teach all of his children to speak and read English
(c) Agree to allow Antonia to marry Jim
(d) Help his wife set up their home

4. Who performs Mr. Shimerda's funeral service?
(a) Grandfather Burden and Otto Fuchs
(b) Otto Fuchs
(c) The coroner
(d) A priest

5. What about Antonia does Jim criticize as he dines with her family in Chapter 17?
(a) Her manners
(b) Her sense of humor
(c) Her attitude
(d) Her ability to speak English

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a detail about Antonia that Mrs. Steavens shares with the Burdens?

3. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?

4. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?

5. What does Antonia say was found in the pocket of the tramp who died in the thresher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What change occurs in Black Hawk in the Spring? How does this affect the people living there?

2. Why do the Shimerdas have difficulty getting Mr. Shimerda buried? Where is he ultimately interred?

3. How does Antonia predict the winter will affect her family differently than Jim's?

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

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

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

7. How do the Shimerdas react when the Burdens bring them supplies during the cold winter?

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

9. Describe Antonia's relationship with her father

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

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