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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. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?
(a) Krajiek
(b) Jim's grandparents
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) The Burdens

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

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

4. What possession does Russian Peter value over all others?
(a) His horse
(b) His cow
(c) His plough
(d) His home

5. What does Antonia offer Jim when she meets him?
(a) Help on the farm
(b) Wild mushrooms
(c) Her friendship
(d) Her ring

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor about Pavel circulates in the community?

2. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?

3. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?

4. How do the Shimerdas react to their difficult living conditions?

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

(see the answer key)

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