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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. Antonia confides to Jim that her father is _______________
(a) mentally ill.
(b) dangerous and unpredictable.
(c) deeply sad.
(d) cruel and unforgiving.

2. What is Blind d'Arnault's talent?
(a) Playing the saxophone
(b) Playing the piano
(c) Dancing
(d) Singing

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

4. Which of the Shimerdas did not want to immigrate to the United States?
(a) Mr. Shimerda
(b) Antonia
(c) Ambrosch
(d) Mrs. Shimerda

5. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?
(a) Her father does not love her mother.
(b) Her father used to be a violinist.
(c) Her father is not doing well.
(d) Her father plans to kill himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impact do the dances in Black Hawk have on the townspeople?

2. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?

3. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?

4. Whose visit to Black Hawk breaks up the monotony of the winter for Jim?

5. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?

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