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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jim's grandmother send to stay in the Cutter's house in place of Antonia?
(a) Jim's grandfather
(b) Ambrosch
(c) Otto Fuchs
(d) Jim

2. With whom is Wick Cutter constantly in conflict?
(a) Mrs. Shimerda
(b) Grandfather Burden
(c) His wife
(d) Krajiek

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

4. What does Jim call the road leading to his grandparents' farm?
(a) The Road to the Future
(b) The Road to Destiny
(c) The Road to Peace
(d) The Road to the Country

5. Who does Jim see a photograph of while waiting for his grandparents?
(a) Lena
(b) The Shimerdas
(c) Antonia
(d) Antonia's baby

6. What news that Lena shares with Jim about Antonia shocks him the most?
(a) Her fading beauty
(b) Her new employment position
(c) Her engagement to Larry Donovan
(d) Her change in attitude

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

8. What does Jim tell Antonia he believes happened to her father's soul?
(a) It went to Heaven.
(b) It is in limbo.
(c) It returned to Bohemia.
(d) It resides in the Shimerda's home.

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

10. Why does Gaston Cleric suggest that Jim accompany him to Harvard?
(a) They can both take classes at Harvard.
(b) Jim has become distracted from his studies by Lena.
(c) The two can use Harvard's library to study the classics.
(d) Cleric needs assistance teaching a class.

11. What does Jim vow to Antonia before he leaves the farm?
(a) He will return to Black Hawk to live.
(b) He will never forget her.
(c) He will visit her again.
(d) He will marry her someday.

12. What does Jim convince his grandparents to do for posterity?
(a) Record their family stories
(b) Have their picture taken
(c) Take his picture
(d) Write their wills

13. What does Jim plan on studying after graduating Harvard?
(a) Law
(b) History
(c) Literature
(d) Farming

14. What keeps Jim from visiting Antonia?
(a) Fear at seeing her changed
(b) Preoccupation with his career
(c) Fear that she will reject him
(d) His wife

15. Why does Jim say Gaston Cleric "narrowly missed being a great poet?"
(a) He speaks poetically when excited.
(b) He is well versed in Greek.
(c) He is a talented writer.
(d) He knows all of the classic works of literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years pass before Jim visits Antonia again?

2. What is the connection between Jim and Virgil?

3. Who does Tiny convince to move to San Francisco with her?

4. What is occurring on the farms when Jim goes to visit Widow Steavens?

5. What do Jim's grandparents think of the dances Jim attends?

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