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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jim and Jake go to pick up from Ambrosch in Chapter 18?

2. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?

3. Why do Jim and his grandparents make Christmas presents for the Shimerdas instead of purchasing them?

4. Where do Otto and Jake go when the Burdens sell their farm?

5. Who sponsors the dance tent in Black Hawk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Jim like the Shimerdas as they both travel to Nebraska?

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

6. Does Antonia attend school? Why or why not?

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

8. Describe the relationship between the Shimerdas and Krajiek

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

10. What reaction do the Harlings have to Antonia's interest in the dances in the tent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the themes My Antonia explores is friendship. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

The role that the land plays in the lives of the characters in this novel is integral to its plot and themes. Pick two of the novel's characters and compare and contrast:

1) their relationship with the land

2) how the relationship develops

3) how they chose to demonstrate feelings about the land.

Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

The settings used in My Antonia almost serve as characters in the novel. Select three of the settings in the novel and:

1) discuss the impact of the setting on the plot development

2) discuss the impact of the setting on the characters

3) the ways that the narrator personifies the setting

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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