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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 1 | Book 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?
(a) Special ornaments from Austria
(b) A photo of his mother
(c) Ornaments from the Shimerdas
(d) Candles

2. Why do the Shimerdas remain involved with Krajiek?
(a) They rely on him to teach them about the US.
(b) They trust him.
(c) They look up to him.
(d) They come from the same country.

3. Who teaches Yulka to read English?
(a) Antonia
(b) Jim
(c) Grandmother Burden
(d) Ambrosch

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

5. What does Jim say he enjoys most about his grandfather reading Christmas prayers?
(a) The sound of his voice
(b) The memories of his parents that he invokes
(c) His choice of prayers
(d) The sense of spirituality that fills the room

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?

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

3. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?

4. How does Jim's grandfather mend relations between the Shimerdas and the Burdens?

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

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