My Antonia Book 1 Chapter 1

Who is Jake?

• Jim's father's farmhand

• Jim's best friend

• Jim's dad

• none of the above

How old is Jim?

• 10 years old

• 12 years old

• 13 years old

• 14 years old

Why was Jim moving to his grandparent's house?

• His parents died.

• He was causing too much trouble.

• His mother was sick.

• He wanted to get away from his father.

What book was Jim reading?

• Black Hawk

• Jesse James

• Blue Ridge

• The Life of Jesse James

Where does Jim's grandparents live?

• Virginia

• Nebraska

• Chicago

• Missouri

Which of these sentences from the book is a simile?

• "she's as bright as a new dollar."

• "She's got pretty brown eyes,too!"

• "we were surrounded by utter darkness."

• "I pricked up my ears, for it was positively the first time I had ever heard a foreign tongue."

What did Jake say to Jim about the foreigners?

• They were going to the same destination.

• He could get diseases from them.

• They couldn't speak English.

• None of the above.

Which of these sentences from the passage is a personification?

• "I looked up with interest at the new face in the lantern light."

• "The top left of his ear was gone, and his skin was brown as an Indian's."

• "The engine was panting heavily after its long run."

• Both B and C.

How would you describe Otto Fuchs?

• Sleepy

• Adventurous

• Dull

• Vindictive

Why couldn't Jim sleep on the wagon?

• The bedding was too hard.

• He was homesick.

• The jolting kept him awake.

• He had too much on his mind.