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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 is the speaker at Jim's graduation?
(a) Jim
(b) Jim's grandfather
(c) Wick Cutter
(d) Mr. Harling

2. What does Jim find as an unusual trait in Cuzak?
(a) He rarely smiles.
(b) He only speaks Bohemian.
(c) He and Antonia get along very well.
(d) He looks at people sideways.

3. What does Antonia tell Jim she believes is her purpose in life?
(a) Maintaining her cultural heritage
(b) Keeping her father's spirit alive
(c) Keeping the family farm going
(d) Caring for her daughter

4. What do Antonia and Jim's grandmother discover when they return to the Cutter home to pack up Antonia's belongings?
(a) The house is in disarray.
(b) Wick Cutter is burning papers.
(c) Antonia's belongings are missing.
(d) Wick Cutter's is dead.

5. What upsetting news does Antonia learn in a letter from Larry Donovan prior to their marriage?
(a) They must move to Lincoln.
(b) He is not willing to marry her.
(c) They must move to Denver.
(d) He is in love with another woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wick Cutter do to trick his wife?

2. Who does Jim see as the inspiration for all poetry?

3. What does Jim create for Nina Harling?

4. How many years pass before Jim visits Antonia again?

5. Who does Mrs. Harling tell Jim to ask about Antonia's marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim tell the group of girls to convince them that Spaniards settled in Nebraska?

2. How does the novel come full circle at the end?

3. What feelings does Antonia share with Jim as they wait for the others to arrive at the river? How does Jim reassure her?

4. How does Jim describe the experience of going to the theatre?

5. Why does Jim think it is ironic that Antonia's marriage failed?

6. Describe Antonia's preparations for marriage.

7. What is symbolic about Jim and Antonia talking at Mr. Shimerda's grave site?

8. Describe Wick Cutter.

9. Describe Cuzak's life story as he tells it to Jim

10. Describe Jim's visit to Black Hawk in this chapter

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