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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. Which of the following is not a topic of complaint by Mrs. Shimerda in Chapter 17?

2. What event occurs that causes Mr. Harling to tell Antonia she cannot attend the dances?

3. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?

4. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the Harlings.

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

6. Describe Peter and Pavel

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The influence of men on Antonia's development is a recurring topic in My Antonia. Select two of the following men and discuss the relationship between him and Antonia. Focus your discussion on the ways the the man does or does not influence her development in a positive way. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

1) Jim

2) Ambrosch

3) Mr. Shimerda

4) Larry Donovan

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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