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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 does Jim romanticize at the end of the novel?
2. What does Jim create for Nina Harling?
3. Why does Wick Cutter shoot his wife before killing himself?
4. Who appears at Jim's door as he is contemplating Virgil's words?
5. What does Jim find as an unusual trait in Cuzak?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Cuzak's life story as he tells it to Jim
2. What events occur when Jim visits Antonia?
3. Who proposes to Lena? How does she respond?
4. How does Cleric Gaston interpret Virgil's line "Primus ego in patriam mecum . . . deducam Musas", or, "for I shall be the first, if I live, to bring the Muse into my own country.?"
5. How does Jim's grandmother react to Jim attending dances at the Fireman's Hall? How does Jim respond?
6. How does Jim react to Antonia when he comes to visit her after many years?
7. What feelings does Antonia share with Jim as they wait for the others to arrive at the river? How does Jim reassure her?
8. What event occurs as Jim stays at the Cutters' home?
9. How do Mr. and Mrs. Cutter respond to the incident in the Cutters' home between Jim and Wick?
10. Describe the changes in Tiny Soderball's life from the point that Jim last saw her to present
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the inscription for My Antonia Willa Cather quotes Virgil (Optima dies . . . prima fugit," or the best days are the first to flee). Discuss the significance of this quote for the novel as a whole. Why do you think the author chose this inscription? What commentary is she making?
Be sure to use 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
My Antonia takes place over a time span of nearly 50 years. Discuss the impact of time on the plot and characters in the novel. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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