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

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

3. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?
(a) She believes she is smarter than he is.
(b) She is older than he is.
(c) She is from a different culture than he is.
(d) She believes females are superior to males.

4. What does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim when he is older?
(a) His gun
(b) Antonia's hand in marriage
(c) Fatherly advice
(d) His farm

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?

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

3. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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