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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antonia tell Jim about her father when she and her mother come to visit the Burdens after the winter thaw?
(a) Her father plans to kill himself.
(b) Her father is not doing well.
(c) Her father does not love her mother.
(d) Her father used to be a violinist.

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

3. Where does Antonia consider going to work when the Harlings forbid her to attend the dances?
(a) On her family's farm
(b) For the Burdens
(c) For Wick Cutter
(d) In a neighboring town

4. Who is suspected of killing Mr. Shimerda?
(a) Jim
(b) Ambrosch
(c) Krajiek
(d) Wick Cutter

5. How did Blind d'Arnault's mother react to his blindness?
(a) She was angry.
(b) She was ashamed.
(c) She was supportive of him.
(d) She helped him function as if he was sighted.

6. Why are Otto's fellow travelers suspicious of him when he escorts an immigrant woman to the U.S. to meet her husband?
(a) The woman gives birth to triplets.
(b) He never leaves the woman's side.
(c) The woman leaves during the trip.
(d) He appears to be in love with the woman.

7. What about Antonia does Jim criticize as he dines with her family in Chapter 17?
(a) Her manners
(b) Her sense of humor
(c) Her ability to speak English
(d) Her attitude

8. Where do Otto and Jake go when the Burdens sell their farm?
(a) Back to the Wild West
(b) To work on another farm
(c) They move into Black Hawk with the Burdens.
(d) Back to Germany

9. Why does Lena Lingard's presence at the Harlings' home make Antonia uncomfortable?
(a) Lena has a reputation for being a vixen.
(b) Lena is much more beautiful than Antonia is.
(c) Antonia wants to have no ties to her former country.
(d) Lena has a reputation for being sexually promiscuous.

10. What does Jim's grandfather bring home for him after visiting the Shimerdas on Christmas?
(a) A gift from Antonia
(b) A horse
(c) A Christmas tree
(d) A ring

11. What impact do the dances in Black Hawk have on the townspeople?
(a) The community protests the dances.
(b) The dance tent becomes the social center of town.
(c) The dance tent encourages immoral behavior.
(d) The community is ambivalent about the dances.

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

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

14. What reputation does the Boys' Home Hotel have?
(a) It is considered a seedy hotel.
(b) It is considered a safe place for men, but not women, to stay.
(c) It is considered the best in the area.
(d) It is considered an elite, high priced establishment.

15. Where in Black Hawk is Antonia hired to work?
(a) The Harlings' home
(b) At the school
(c) The Boy's Home Hotel
(d) The Burdens' home

Short Answer Questions

1. What first strikes Jim about the location of his grandparents' home?

2. Which of the following is not a regular occurrence in the evenings at the Harling house?

3. How many days pass before Mr. Shimerda's body is buried?

4. What does Otto do annually on Christmas day?

5. What is Mrs. Harling's only complaint about Antonia's work?

(see the answer keys)

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