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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 sold the Shimerda family their home?
(a) Otto Fuchs
(b) Jim's grandparents
(c) The Burdens
(d) Krajiek
2. Which of the Harling children is Antonia's favorite?
(a) Frances
(b) Nina
(c) Sally
(d) Charley
3. Why does Jake have to pay a fine?
(a) Because he was involved in a bar fight
(b) Because he punched Ambrosch
(c) Because he broke a traffic law
(d) Because he failed to pay taxes
4. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?
(a) Her father does not love her mother.
(b) Her father used to be a violinist.
(c) Her father plans to kill himself.
(d) Her father is not doing well.
5. Why do the three Marys often have to leave town?
(a) They help other immigrants in the area.
(b) Their families live in neighboring towns.
(c) They are itinerant farm workers.
(d) They are suspected of becoming pregnant.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?
2. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?
3. Who does Jim's grandfather believe killed Mr. Shimerda?
4. Where does Antonia consider going to work when the Harlings forbid her to attend the dances?
5. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the gifts that Jim and his grandparents give to the Shimerdas for Christmas.
2. Describe Antonia's relationship with her father
3. What change occurs in Black Hawk in the Spring? How does this affect the people living there?
4. Describe Jim's experiences when he is housebound due to illness
5. What change in Jim's life occurs in the first chapter of Book 2? How does it affect him?
6. Why does Mrs. Shimerda ask Jim's grandfather to say a prayer during her husband's funeral?
7. How does Mrs. Shimerda act when she and Antonia visit the Burdens after the thaw? How does Jim respond to her?
8. What confession does Pavel make to Mr. Shimerda on his death bed?
9. Describe Jim's first impressions of the Nebraska landscape. Why do you think he responds in this way?
10. How is Jim like the Shimerdas as they both travel to Nebraska?
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