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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim tell the Polish violin teacher his intentions are with Lena?
(a) Friendship
(b) Business-related
(c) Marriage
(d) He has no intentions.

2. Where does Antonia consider going to work when the Harlings forbid her to attend the dances?
(a) For Wick Cutter
(b) For the Burdens
(c) In a neighboring town
(d) On her family's farm

3. According to Lena, why did Ole Benson marry his wife?
(a) He wanted to protect her from her own mental illness.
(b) He believed she was the only woman who could keep him steady.
(c) He thought he could cure her of her mental illness.
(d) She was the only woman who would marry him.

4. Who is suspicious of Jim's visits to Lena?
(a) Gaston Cleric
(b) The Polish violin teacher
(c) Antonia
(d) His grandparents

5. What does Jake find under the manger in the barn where Mr. Shimerda's body is found?
(a) Grandfather Burden's ax
(b) A gun
(c) Money
(d) Krajiek's ax

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gaston Cleric suggest that Jim accompany him to Harvard?

2. Who proposes to Lena several times?

3. Why does Anton Jelinek believe the Shimerdas are not concerned about having a priest perform Mr. Shimerda's funeral?

4. Which of the following is not a quality that Jim believes the town girls possess?

5. Why do the three Marys often have to leave town?

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