My Antonia Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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My Antonia Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom are Pavel and Peter indebted?
(a) Krajiek
(b) The Shimerdas
(c) Wick Cutter
(d) The Burdens

2. Why do the three Marys often have to leave town?
(a) They are suspected of becoming pregnant.
(b) They are itinerant farm workers.
(c) They help other immigrants in the area.
(d) Their families live in neighboring towns.

3. Which of the following does NOT characterize Jim's grandparents?
(a) Kind
(b) Stern
(c) Strong
(d) Orderly

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

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

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

7. What is Blind d'Arnault's talent?
(a) Singing
(b) Playing the piano
(c) Dancing
(d) Playing the saxophone

8. Which of the Shimerda children is considered most important by his parents?
(a) Antonia
(b) Yulka
(c) Ambrosch
(d) Marek

9. What does Mr. Shimerda ask Jim's grandmother to do?
(a) Agree to allow Antonia to marry Jim
(b) Teach all of his children to speak and read English
(c) Teach Antonia to speak and read English
(d) Help his wife set up their home

10. What event occurs that causes Mr. Harling to tell Antonia she cannot attend the dances?
(a) Antonia becomes pregnant.
(b) Antonia brings a boy to the Harlings after a dance.
(c) A boy tries to kiss Antonia so she slaps him.
(d) People in town begin to speak negatively about Antonia.

11. What act does Jim perform that makes him a hero in Antonia's eyes?
(a) He teaches her to read.
(b) He rescues her brother.
(c) He catches a prairie dog.
(d) He kills a rattlesnake.

12. Where is Mr. Shimerda's body buried?
(a) At the corner of the family's lot of land
(b) In a cemetery
(c) In Bohemia
(d) On the Burdens' farm

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

14. Who performs Mr. Shimerda's funeral service?
(a) Grandfather Burden and Otto Fuchs
(b) A priest
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) The coroner

15. Which of the following does Grandmother Burden not teach Antonia?
(a) To read English
(b) Basic math
(c) To cook
(d) Housekeeping

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes of Peter when Pavel passes away?

2. What does Antonia offer Jim when she meets him?

3. Who visits the Burdens on Christmas day?

4. What does Otto put on the Christmas tree that attracts everyone's attention?

5. What does Antonia say was found in the pocket of the tramp who died in the thresher?

(see the answer keys)

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