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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tiny make her fortune?
(a) She marries a rich man.
(b) She inherits it from her parents.
(c) A patron at her hotel deeds his fortune to her.
(d) Her hotel is wildly successful.

2. What does Ambrosch give Antonia when she leaves to marry Donovan?
(a) Money
(b) Family heirlooms
(c) Nothing
(d) His blessing

3. What is the basis of the plot in the play "Camille?"
(a) Two starcrossed lovers
(b) Unrequited love
(c) Two lovers who quarrel
(d) Two lovers who die

4. According to Mrs. Steavens, why did Antonia come to her home each evening before getting married?
(a) To earn extra money
(b) To plan her wedding
(c) To ask for marital advice
(d) To sew for her marriage

5. Where has Jim begun studying law and working?
(a) Black Hawk
(b) Lincoln
(c) San Francisco
(d) New York City

6. How does Wick Cutter react when he finds Jim in his home?
(a) He demands to see Antonia.
(b) He throws him out of the house.
(c) He beats him.
(d) He knows Jim is trying to protect Antonia.

7. Who is the speaker at Jim's graduation?
(a) Wick Cutter
(b) Mr. Harling
(c) Jim
(d) Jim's grandfather

8. To whom does Jim dedicate his speech?
(a) Antonia
(b) The Harlings
(c) Mr. Shimerda
(d) His grandparents

9. What becomes Antonia's primary preoccupation once she begins working for the Cutters?
(a) Making money
(b) Living a moral life
(c) Mr. Cutter's comfort
(d) Attending dances and having a social life

10. What play entrances and enthralls Jim?
(a) Camille
(b) Marguerite
(c) Ovid
(d) Georgics

11. Who does Jim see as the inspiration for all poetry?
(a) City girls
(b) Small towns
(c) Farmland
(d) Country girls

12. How many years pass before Jim visits Antonia again?
(a) 50 years
(b) 2 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 20 years

13. Who appears at Jim's door as he is contemplating Virgil's words?
(a) Gaston Cleric
(b) Larry Donovan
(c) Lena Linguard
(d) Antonia

14. Why does Wick Cutter shoot his wife before killing himself?
(a) So his will will be in effect since he outlived her
(b) She angers him
(c) He wants to be with her for eternity
(d) He has had contempt for her for years

15. What upsetting news does Antonia learn in a letter from Larry Donovan prior to their marriage?
(a) He is not willing to marry her.
(b) They must move to Lincoln.
(c) He is in love with another woman.
(d) They must move to Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim romanticize at the end of the novel?

2. Why does Antonia not ask Larry Donovan for a civil marriage?

3. According to Lena, why did Ole Benson marry his wife?

4. What does Mrs. Harling give Jim as a graduation present?

5. What is Jim constantly reminded of during his time at the university?

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