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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 16 | Book 1: Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who entertains Jim when he is forced to stay indoors because of illness?
(a) Grandfather Burden
(b) Antonia
(c) Yulka
(d) Otto Fuchs

2. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?
(a) A wagon
(b) A rattlesnake cane
(c) A pony
(d) A bicycle

3. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?
(a) Poisonous plants
(b) Rattlesnakes
(c) Moles
(d) Bees

4. What misfortune falls upon Pavel in Chapter 8?
(a) He is injured on the job.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) Peter moves to another farm.
(d) He has nightmares.

5. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?
(a) Kind
(b) Orderly
(c) Stern
(d) Strong

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?

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

3. What about Antonia does Jim criticize as he dines with her family in Chapter 17?

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

5. How many days pass before Mr. Shimerda's body is buried?

(see the answer key)

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