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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Antonia, how did her father and mother meet?
(a) They attended the same church.
(b) Her mother worked for her father's family.
(c) They attended a dance together.
(d) Her father worked for her mother's family.

2. Where does Jim say he feels the most at home?
(a) At his grandparents' old farm
(b) In Black Hawk
(c) At Antonia's farm
(d) In the pastures

3. How do women generally respond to Larry Donovan?
(a) They are wary of his affections.
(b) They are attracted to and sympathetic to him.
(c) They admire his devotion to his job and family.
(d) They are put off by his aloofness.

4. What did Wick Cutter do to trick his wife?
(a) He put her on the wrong train home.
(b) He gave the deed to their house to Antonia.
(c) He left her in Omaha.
(d) He ran away with their possessions.

5. Why is Jim disappointed when he visits Black Hawk?
(a) His grandparents no longer live there.
(b) Few of his old friends recognize him.
(c) The town is desolate and run down.
(d) Many of his friends have died or or have moved.

6. How does Gaston Cleric help Jim?
(a) He keeps him company.
(b) He provides him with an audience for stories about Black Hawk.
(c) He teaches him Greek.
(d) He awakens him to new ideas and learning.

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

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

9. What became of Antonia's marriage to Larry Donovan?
(a) Larry Donovan died.
(b) Antonia left Donovan because he was unfaithful.
(c) He left her with a baby.
(d) He refused to marry her.

10. Who is suspicious of Jim's visits to Lena?
(a) Antonia
(b) Gaston Cleric
(c) His grandparents
(d) The Polish violin teacher

11. What does Antonia tell Jim she believes is her purpose in life?
(a) Keeping the family farm going
(b) Keeping her father's spirit alive
(c) Maintaining her cultural heritage
(d) Caring for her daughter

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

13. What is Jim constantly reminded of during his time at the university?
(a) Mr. Shimerda's death
(b) His love for Antonia
(c) His inadequate public school education
(d) Life on his grandparents' farm

14. What do Antonia and Jim's grandmother discover when they return to the Cutter home to pack up Antonia's belongings?
(a) The house is in disarray.
(b) Wick Cutter's is dead.
(c) Wick Cutter is burning papers.
(d) Antonia's belongings are missing.

15. What does Jim romanticize at the end of the novel?
(a) The farm land
(b) Antonia
(c) His past
(d) The city

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposes to Lena several times?

2. What is the basis of the plot in the play "Camille?"

3. Why does Jim stop attending the dances at the Fireman's Hall?

4. What keeps Jim from visiting Antonia?

5. How does Jim characterize the woman who plays the character, Marguerite?

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