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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 12 | Book 1: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Shimerdas give the Burdens in exchange for the goods they bring during the winter?
(a) Nothing
(b) Money
(c) A promise of repayment
(d) Dried mushrooms

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim think Antonia acts superior to him?

2. Why do Jim and his grandparents make Christmas presents for the Shimerdas instead of purchasing them?

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

4. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?

5. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?

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