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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 8 | Book 1: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname is Antonia given?
(a) Anty
(b) Tonia
(c) Tony
(d) Shimerda

2. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?
(a) They never complain.
(b) They shut themselves off from the community.
(c) The complain constantly.
(d) They ask the Burdens to help them.

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

4. Who does Jim credit with planting sunflowers in Nebraska?
(a) Mormons
(b) The Shimerdas
(c) Farmers
(d) Mennonites

5. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?
(a) To read English
(b) Basic math
(c) To cook
(d) Housekeeping

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim's grandmother warn him to watch for when he is in her garden?

2. Why does Jim come to live with his grandparents in the first chapter of the book?

3. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?

4. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?

5. Who entertains Jim when he is forced to stay indoors because of illness?

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