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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jim and Jake go to pick up from Ambrosch in Chapter 18?
(a) A horse collar
(b) An ax
(c) A wagon
(d) A cow

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

3. How does Jim's grandfather mend relations between the Shimerdas and the Burdens?
(a) He hires Ambrosch and Antonia to help him harvest.
(b) He forgives Ambrosch for damaging the horse collar.
(c) He speaks to Mrs. Shimerda.
(d) He tells Jake he must apologize for hitting Ambrosch.

4. What is Anton Jelinek's connection with the Shimerda family?
(a) Both are Bohemian.
(b) Both live in Black Hawk.
(c) Both are indebted to Krajiek.
(d) Both are from Austria.

5. Why is Ambrosch delighted when he hears Jake sold a pig in town?
(a) He knows Jake has enough money to buy a new horse collar.
(b) He thinks Jake will share the proceeds of the sale with him.
(c) He believes Jake had to sell the pig to pay his fine.
(d) He asked Jake to sell the pig for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is responsible for the lightened tone at the hotel?

2. How do the narrator and Jim become acquainted?

3. Who sold the Shimerda family their home?

4. What does Jim tell Antonia he believes happened to her father's soul?

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

(see the answer key)

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