My Ántonia — Questions and answers

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When Jim Burden first arrived in Nebraska, what did the prairie look like under the night sky?

Choices

  1. The prairie had many lit windows and birds.
  2. The prairie was covered in fences and trees.
  3. The prairie was dark because there was no moon or stars.
  4. The prairie lay open under many bright stars. ✓

Answer: The prairie lay open under many bright stars.

From page 1

What did Ántonia Shimerda do when she first met Jim Burden?

Choices

  1. She cooked supper for Jim and his grandmother.
  2. She pointed to the sky and then ran away.
  3. She caught Jim by both hands and asked for English words. ✓
  4. She bowed over her violin case and shook Jim's hand.

Answer: She caught Jim by both hands and asked for English words.

From page 2

What terrible event did Pavel and Peter experience while driving a wedding party in Russia?

Choices

  1. They got lost in a snowstorm on the steppe.
  2. They were chased by a great pack of wolves. ✓
  3. They drove their sledge into a deep river.
  4. They had a fight with the wedding party.

Answer: They were chased by a great pack of wolves.

From page 3

Why did Mr. Shimerda die in the barn that winter?

Choices

  1. He was worn down by grief for his old home. ✓
  2. He fell and hurt himself while working.
  3. He was attacked by a wild animal in the barn.
  4. He got lost in the snow and froze.

Answer: He was worn down by grief for his old home.

From page 4

Where was Mr. Shimerda buried after his death?

Choices

  1. In the churchyard next to the town.
  2. In a family plot on his own land.
  3. Under a large tree near the dugout.
  4. At the corner where two prairie roads crossed. ✓

Answer: At the corner where two prairie roads crossed.

From page 5

Where did Ántonia and the other hired girls go to dance in Black Hawk?

Choices

  1. A dancing pavilion in a tent at the edge of town. ✓
  2. The local church on warm nights.
  3. A big hall in the center of Black Hawk.
  4. The Harlings' house in the town.

Answer: A dancing pavilion in a tent at the edge of town.

From page 6

Why did Jim Burden sleep in Ántonia's room at Wick Cutter's house?

Choices

  1. Ántonia was sick and needed Jim to watch over her.
  2. Jim's grandmother was suspicious of Wick Cutter and wanted to protect Ántonia. ✓
  3. Jim was visiting Ántonia and needed a place to sleep.
  4. Wick Cutter invited Jim to stay the night.

Answer: Jim's grandmother was suspicious of Wick Cutter and wanted to protect Ántonia.

From page 7

What did Ántonia do after Larry Donovan left her in Denver?

Choices

  1. She traveled to a different city to find Larry Donovan.
  2. She found a new job in the city of Denver.
  3. She came home to the family farm and worked the land. ✓
  4. She stayed in Denver and raised her baby daughter there.

Answer: She came home to the family farm and worked the land.

From page 8

Who was Ántonia married to when Jim Burden visited her farm twenty years later?

Choices

  1. A railway conductor named Larry Donovan.
  2. A farmer from a nearby town.
  3. A man she met in Black Hawk.
  4. A cheerful Bohemian man named Anton Cuzak. ✓

Answer: A cheerful Bohemian man named Anton Cuzak.

From page 9

What did Jim Burden do before he went back east?

Choices

  1. He walked out alone to find the old road that brought him to his grandfather's farm. ✓
  2. He packed his bags and said goodbye to Ántonia.
  3. He helped Anton Cuzak with work on the farm.
  4. He visited Ántonia's children in the orchard.

Answer: He walked out alone to find the old road that brought him to his grandfather's farm.

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