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My Antonia Quiz 1
1.
What state do Jim's grandparents live in?
Ohio, on the frontier
Nebraska, on the frontier
Oklahoma, on the frontier
Missouri, on the frontier
2.
What are Jim's reasons for narrating and recording this tale?
He wants to write the story before he dies of cancer.
He is writing his memoirs after meeting a friend who also knew Ántonia.
He intends the book to be an anniversary present to Ántonia, who is his wife.
He is dedicating the book to Ántonia after her recent death.
3.
How does Jim feel about Otto Fuchs?
Jim is afraid of Otto, who is violent and surly.
He doesn't see Otto enough to form any real opinion of him.
He is impressed by him, and the two instantly become friends.
He is fascinated by Otto and spends a lot of time spying on him.
4.
Although Jim and Ántonia instantly get along when they first meet, she does something that he disapproves of. What does she do?
She asks him for money to buy candy.
She tries to kiss him
She tries to give him her ring.
She criticizes his grandmother.
5.
Who is Marek?
a Bohemian money-lender
Mr. Shimerda's fellow musician from the old country
Ántonia's mentally challenged younger brother
the Shimerdas' Russian neighbor
6.
Why do the Shimerdas hate Krajiek?
He is Austrian, and they are Bohemian (Czech).
He tries to seduce Mrs. Shimerda when her husband is out working in the fields.
He owes them money and refuses to pay.
He is the only Bohemian nearby, but he is dishonest and gives them bad advice.
7.
Why does Mr. Shimerda promise to give Jim his gun one day?
He is following the customs of his homeland and being generous and friendly.
Grandfather has given Mr. Shimerda a new gun, and Mr. Shimerda wants to return the favor.
He wants Jim to teach his sons how to hunt.
He does not believe in private ownership of property.
8.
What does the huge snake that Jim kills symbolize?
The dangers of nature.
The death of Christianity.
The evils of knowledge.
The treachery of women.
9.
What is the secret that Pavel tells on his deathbed?
That he is an escaped convict from Russia.
That he and Peter are lovers.
That he abandoned his wife and children in Russia.
That he let his friends be eaten by wolves after a winter wedding in Russia.
10.
What happens when Jim and his grandmother go to visit the Shimerdas during the winter?
Ántonia and Jim run behind the barn and kiss until Mr. Shimerda calls them back.
They are impressed by how well the Shimerdas are adapting to their new home, and they trade some vegetables.
Mrs. Shimerda offends Grandmother by calling her stingy, and Grandmother vows never to return again.
Grandmother is appalled because Ántonia and her sister are sleeping in a cave, and she gives the family some food.
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