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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. How does Wick Cutter react when he finds Jim in his home?
2. Who does Jim hold responsible for Wick Cutter's negative actions?
3. What did Wick Cutter do to trick his wife?
4. To whom is Wick Cutter particularly nice?
5. What does Jim plan on studying after graduating Harvard?
Short Essay Questions
1. What part of Camille most affects Jim?
2. Why does Jim believe he will never be a brilliant scholar?
3. 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.?"
4. Describe Wick Cutter.
5. Describe Gaston Cleric
6. Describe Jim's visit to Black Hawk in this chapter
7. How does Jim react to Antonia when he comes to visit her after many years?
8. What is symbolic about Jim and Antonia talking at Mr. Shimerda's grave site?
9. How do Mr. and Mrs. Cutter respond to the incident in the Cutters' home between Jim and Wick?
10. How does Jim's grandmother react to Jim attending dances at the Fireman's Hall? How does Jim respond?
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
One of the themes My Antonia explores is transformation or metamorphosis. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
One of the themes My Antonia explores is family. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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