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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Antonia and Jim travel to Russian Peter's in Chapter 7?
(a) To visit with he and Pavel.
(b) To show the Shimerda children the prairie dog houses.
(c) To deliver a spade
(d) To borrow a spade

2. Whose visit to Black Hawk breaks up the monotony of the winter for Jim?
(a) A friend from Virginia's
(b) Blind d'Arnault's
(c) Antonia's
(d) Yulka's

3. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?
(a) The sense of spirituality that fills the room
(b) The memories of his parents that he invokes
(c) His choice of prayers
(d) The sound of his voice

4. How does Jim's grandfather mend relations between the Shimerdas and the Burdens?
(a) He tells Jake he must apologize for hitting Ambrosch.
(b) He forgives Ambrosch for damaging the horse collar.
(c) He speaks to Mrs. Shimerda.
(d) He hires Ambrosch and Antonia to help him harvest.

5. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?
(a) She believes she is smarter than he is.
(b) She is from a different culture than he is.
(c) She believes females are superior to males.
(d) She is older than he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is responsible for the lightened tone at the hotel?

2. Who is the speaker at Jim's graduation?

3. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?

4. What do Jim and Jake go to pick up from Ambrosch in Chapter 18?

5. What does Jim create for Nina Harling?

(see the answer key)

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