My Antonia

Read the sentences from paragraph 1. Which meaning of skirted is used in the sentence?

• missed by a narrow margin

• went around rather than across

• bordered or formed the edge of

• avoided because of unpleasantness

The title of our book is...

• My Aunt Tonya

• Me and My Friends

• My Antonia

• Mama Mia

The author of "My Antonia" is...

• Will Smith

• Willa Cather

• Will's Cat Hair

• William

The story "My Antonia" takes place in...

• Virginia

• Nebraska

• Kansas

• Kentucky

What is most likely the author’s reason for including the following passage?

• In the storytelling traditions of the Eastern European immigrants of the novel, every story begins by telling its end.

• The the author wants to inspire the reader to seek power.

• To be as vague as possible.

• He includes this passage so that the reader can see how the initial power dynamic between the two characters’ changes.

"My Antonia" is full of themes such as...

• Love, Loss and Marraige

• Power, Hierarchy and Revenge

• Immigration, Friendship and Youth

• Being different and Moving Away

The town "My Antonia" is mostly set in is...

• a small colony on Mars based on York

• Topeka, Kansas based on Topeka, Kansas

• Black Road based on Mississippi

• Black Hawk based on Red Cloud

Some conflicts in the novel include...

• Racism, poverty and drought

• Being cool and funny

• Having too much to do

• Discriminating against the government

The character Antonia was born in...

• Transylvania

• Bohemia

• Henderson

• Houston

Willa Cather is best known for writing about...

• Frontier Life on the plains

• Writing for McClure's Magazine

• Being a woman

• Living in Nebraska