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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 visits the Burdens on Christmas day?
(a) Otto
(b) Mr. Shimerda
(c) The Shimerda family
(d) Antonia

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

3. How many days pass before Mr. Shimerda's body is buried?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 10

4. 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 is not doing well.
(b) Her father plans to kill himself.
(c) Her father used to be a violinist.
(d) Her father does not love her mother.

5. Who performs Mr. Shimerda's funeral service?
(a) The coroner
(b) A priest
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) Grandfather Burden and Otto Fuchs

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?

2. Who teaches Yulka to read English?

3. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?

4. To whom does Pavel confess his unpleasant past in Russia?

5. What gift do Jim's grandparents give him when he comes to live with them?

(see the answer key)

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