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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 Antonia and Jim's grandmother discover when they return to the Cutter home to pack up Antonia's belongings?

2. Where does Jim go after graduating from Harvard?

3. What does Frances Harling say is wrong with Jim?

4. What does Jim tell Antonia he believes happened to her father's soul?

5. How do women generally respond to Larry Donovan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gaston Cleric

2. How does Jim mark his transition to manhood in this chapter?

3. What does Jim tell the group of girls to convince them that Spaniards settled in Nebraska?

4. Why does Jim believe he will never be a brilliant scholar?

5. Who proposes to Lena? How does she respond?

6. Summarize the story of Antonia and Larry Donovan's failed attempt at marriage (as told by Widow Steavens).

7. How does the Polish violin teacher attempt to determine Jim's intentions with Lena? How does he react to Jim's response?

8. How do Mr. and Mrs. Cutter respond to the incident in the Cutters' home between Jim and Wick?

9. What causes Jim to reinterpret sections of Virgil's Georgics? How does he see a particular passage differently?

10. 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.?"

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

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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