Show:
People who had an impact on Jim 1
Places and Locations 1
Food 1
Pioneer Life 1
Lesser People 1
100
She is the daughter of Norwegian immigrants and moves to town to become a seamstress (Bk2,Ch4)
What is Lena Lingard
100
The Shimerdas came from this European country (Bk1,Ch2)
What is Bohemia
100
In the winter, this food was rotting in one of the big barrels behind the door at the Shimeras (Bk1, Ch10)
What are potatoes
100
Mr. Shimerda used the skin from these animals to make Antonia a hat for the winter (Bk1, Ch6)
What are rabbits
100
This person was afraid to touch Mr. Shimerda when he was in the coffin (Bk 1, Ch6)
Who is Yulka
200
Jim seeks information about Antonia from this person when he visits Black Hawk before starting law school (Bk4,Ch3)
What is Widow Steavens
200
Jim finds happiness and contentment here when he first arrives in Nebraska (Bk1, Ch2)
What is a garden
200
Every Saturday night, they would have one of these food items as a treat (Bk1, Ch9)
What is popcorn or taffy
200
While Jim was at Russian Peter's house after Pavel had gotten hurt, these animals made their traditional sounds indicating winter is coming (Bk1, Ch8)
What are coyotes
200
He was to go to town to do all the Christmas shopping (Bk 1, Ch11)
Who is Jake
300
He was Jim's tutor in Lincoln (Bk3,Ch1)
What is Gaston Cleric
300
Willa Cather lived in this East Coast state before moving to Nebraska with her family (Foreward)
What is Virginia
300
Mrs. Shimerda gives the Burdens a package of these tiny brown shavings which Jim later learns they are these (Bk1, Ch10)
What are mushrooms
300
This is used to cut shucks of corn and Crazy Mary chases Lena with it
What is a corn knife
300
This person abandons Antonia before their wedding (Bk 4, Ch3)
Who is Larry Donovan
400
This person began singing a hymn at Mr. Shimerda's graveside (Bk1,Ch16)
What is Otto
400
In town, Grandfather was a deacon in this church (Bk2,Ch1)
What is New Baptist Church
400
Russian Peter gave these food items to Antonia when she and Jim visited them (Bk1, Ch5)
What are cucumbers and milk
400
On Saturday nights, Antonia would make this treat at the Harlings (Bk2, Ch6)
What is taffy or chocolate cookies
400
In Book IV, we find out that this has happened to Marek (Bk4, Ch3)
What is he got violent and sent away
500
These people put up the dancing pavilion in Black Hawk (Bk2,Ch8)
What are The Vannis
500
Months after they had left, Otto and Jake sent a letter saying they were working in this mine (Bk2,Ch1)
What is Yankee Girl Mine
500
During the first winter, Jim's family hears the Shimerda family is eating this because they have nothing else (Bk1, Ch10)
What are prairie dogs
500
Mr. Harling's job was buying and selling these two agricultural commodities
What are grain and cattle
500
This person came to town and gave a piano concert at the Opera House (Bk 2, Ch7)
Who is "Blind" d'Arnault