My Antonia Book 1

Who is Jake Marpole

A farmhand for Jim's father in Virginia who travles to Nebraska to work for Jim's grandfather

What book does Jim read on the train

Life of Jesse James

Who does Jim look like according to his grandmother

His father

What color is the grass on the farm

Red

Who is Otto Fuchs

Austrian worker on Jim's grandfathers farm

Where is Jim heading in the train

Nebraska

Where are the new neighbors from

Bohemia

What is the name of the horse Jim receives

Dude

What biblical term does Jim not recognize

Selah

Who is Peter Krajiek

Sells his farm to the Shimerda's and stays to work on the farm

What is the name of the new family that moves in next to the Burdens

Shimerda's

What did Mr. Shimerda do in Bohemia

Weaver and fiddle player

What is the political relationship between Bohemia and Austria

Distrusting

What words does Jim teach Antonia

Blue sky, blue eyes

What kind of deal did Peter make with the Shimerda's

He cheated them by selling them overpriced farm and weak animals

Name of Antonia's siblings

Ambrosch, Yulka, Marek

What does Antonia give jim

A ring

How does Jim respond to the ring Antonia gives him

He refuses to take it

What does Mr. Shimerda ask of Jim

Teach Antonia to read

Where did the sunflowers come from

Mormons

What plants are rare in Nebraska

Trees

Whom do the earth owls symbolize

The Shimerdas

What pastime to Jim and Antonia enjoy

Eating melons

Why do the Shimerda's keep Krajiek's company

He is their interpreter

What flowers are on the Burden's farm

Sunflowers

How does Mrs. Shimerda's feel about Antonia learning to read

She is annoyed but knows it is necessary

Who does the rattlesnake symbolize

Peter

What is special about the Christmas melons

They were picked in the winter and are white

Describe the food the Shimerda's eat

Sour ashy bread, old vegetables

How does Mr. Shimerda handle moving to America

He is depressed

Who are Peter and Pavel

Russian neighbors

According to Pavel who typically owns cows in Russia

Wealthy

What was the great trouble Peter escaped in Russia

Peter and Pavel sacrificed the bride to the wolves

Who is Old Hata

A beggar woman who would sing to children if you took her in

How are the daughters handling the move to America

The never complain

Define batching

Two unmarried men living together

What does Antonia do with the insects

Puts them in her hair

Where did Mr. Shimerda get his gun

His friend gave it to him after he played at his wedding

How does Antonia treat Jim

Like a child

What caused disarray in the prairie dog town

The rattlesnake

How does Jim kill the rattlesnake

Strikes it several times on the head with a spade

Define laconic

Brief

How does Antonia view Jim differently after he kills the snake

She admires and respects him

Where do Jim and Antonia stop on their way home from Peter's

Prairie dog village

How old was the snake

24

Hat does Jim do with the snake after it dies

Takes it home and hangs it in the farm

Define supercilious

Proud

What challenges is Peter having in Russia

Financial

What nickname does Jim give Antonia

Tony

What sound agitates Pavel

Coyotes

What does Peter do after Pavel dies

Sells his belongings and flees the country

Who is Wick Cutter

Evil creditor who is Black Hawk's money lender

What happens Paval

He gets sick and eventually dies

Why does Paval hate the sound of wolves

Reminds him of what happened in Russia

Why does Jim fall sick

He gives his coat to Yulka

What is Mrs. Burdens work ethic while Jim is ill

She takes on all the chores

What songs do Jim and Otto enjoy

Cowboy songs

Was Jake or Otto livelier

Otto

Why did people look down on Otto when he was escorting the woman

They thought something inappropriate was happening

How long was Jim sick

2 weeks

How can Jim tell Jake respects his grandparents

He does not swear and works hard

What lifestyle did Otto have before the farm

He was a cowboy

What compromised Otto's reputation

He escorted a woman from Chicago

How do the Shimerda's deal with the cold

Share a coat, dog holes to sleep in

What has happened to the Shimerda's food

Froze and rotted

Where do the Shimerda's get their food

Trash at the post office

How much money did the Shimerda's bring to America

More than a thousand

What did they give the burdens to cook with

Mushrooms

What animals do the Shimerda's begin to eat

Prairie dogs

Who is Mr. Bushy

Worker at post office

What was the families biggest issue

They wanted too much that they couldn't get

Who was the hardest worker in the family

Ambrosch

Who was supposed to be in charge of Christmas shopping

Jake

Why can't they shop for Christmas

Snow

What gifts do they make the Shimerda's

Picture books, candles, cakes

What do make and Otto contribute to decorations

Pocket mirror and cowboy trunk

What is the Christmas tree related to

Tree of knowledge

What happened to Mr. Shimerda

Committed suicide

Why did Mr. Shimerda commit suicide

Homesickness

Hat was suspicious about Mr. Shimerda's death

Peter's axe was at the scene

Define victuals

Food

Who is Anton Jelinek

Lung bohemian from Black Hawk

Why does Mr. Shimerda's death bother Anton

Because it was suicide he was not able to receive sacraments or a religious burial

What did Anton and Otto make

Coffin

What was the issue with Mr. Shimerda's burial

He couldn't be buried in a graveyard

What was done with Mr. Shimerda's body

Buried on the edge of their property

What does Yulka refuse to do

Look at the body

What is Jim's grandfather asked to do at the funeral

Say a prayer

What happened to the gravesite later

Crossroads were built near it

How did the Burden household celebrate Christmas

They celebrate with the Shimerda's

What does Mrs. Shimerda do when she visits the Burden's house

Takes pots

Why does she take pots when she visits

She feels entitled because she is poor

How does Jim feel about her taking the pots

He thinks it is rude and disrespectful

How does his grandmother feel about her taking the pots

She is okay wit it

What is the biggest indicator of Mr. Shimerda's homesickness

He is always sad

Whose idea was it to come to America

Mrs. Shimerda

What was the reason for them coming to America

To escape the country

Who runs the Shimerda family

Ambrosch

How do living conditions improve for the Shimerda's

They build a house

What deal does Mr. Burden make with Mrs. Shimerda

If she lets him employ Antonia and Ambrosch she doesn't have to pay for the cow