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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. To whom does Jim dedicate his speech?
2. What is Jim constantly reminded of during his time at the university?
3. What does Jim convince his grandparents to do for posterity?
4. What did Wick Cutter do to trick his wife?
5. What does Jim romanticize at the end of the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize the story Rudolph tells about the Cutters.
2. Describe Wick Cutter.
3. How does the Polish violin teacher attempt to determine Jim's intentions with Lena? How does he react to Jim's response?
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 the novel come full circle at the end?
6. How does Jim describe the experience of going to the theatre?
7. Why does Jim believe he will never be a brilliant scholar?
8. Describe Jim's visit to Black Hawk in this chapter
9. Summarize the story of Antonia and Larry Donovan's failed attempt at marriage (as told by Widow Steavens).
10. What events occur when Jim visits Antonia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the themes My Antonia explores is perseverance. 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 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.
Essay Topic 3
There are several characters who influence the person that the narrator becomes. Select the two characters who you believe have the greatest impact on his development and:
1) describe each character's actions or beliefs as they relate to Jim
2) discuss the impact of this character on Jim's life and personality
3) discuss why you selected each particular character. What about each character made him/her more of an influence on Jim than others?
Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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