My Antonia Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

My Antonia Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?
(a) The complain constantly.
(b) They shut themselves off from the community.
(c) They ask the Burdens to help them.
(d) They never complain.

2. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?
(a) He catches a prairie dog.
(b) He rescues her brother.
(c) He teaches her to read.
(d) He kills a rattlesnake.

3. Who accompanies Jim on his train trip to Nebraska in Chapter 1?
(a) Otto Fuchs
(b) His grandfather
(c) Antonia
(d) Jake Marpole

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

5. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?
(a) He is an illegal immigrant.
(b) He is an anarchist.
(c) He is a fugitive from the law.
(d) He left his wife to come to the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jim credit with planting sunflowers in Nebraska?

2. What does Jim tell the narrator of the introduction?

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

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

5. Where does Jim live as an adult?

(see the answer key)

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