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You made it to the end! Here is your feedback for "Chapter 11"

Think about what strategies worked (and didn't work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?

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Think about what strategies worked (and didn't work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?

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Question #2

A circle in the grass captures Jim's attention. Jim's grandfather believes the Indians probably trained horses there. Jake and Otto think the Indians rode in circles around white men that they captured. What does Jim think about the circle?





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Chapter 11

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Jake saw Ambrosch out shooting something, with the intention of eating it.

What did Ambrosch shoot?

What is Antonia doing when Jim arrives at her house?

What does Antonia's bedroom look like?

Mr. Shimerda talks to Grandmother while Antonia translates.

What is one of the things he wants her to know?

Mrs. Shimerda brought something from Bohemia, which she gives to Jim's grandmother. What is it?

Find the section at the beginning of Chapter 10, where Jim's grandmother is talking about Mrs. Shimerda's not having any hens. "I reckon she was confused and didn't know where to begin. I've come strange to a new country myself, but I never forgot hens are a good thing to have, no matter what you don't have."

What does "reckon" mean in this context?

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Chapter 13

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Grandfather doesn't talk much. How do the others know what he's thinking?

What does Otto do every Christmas?

Why does it take Otto so long to do what he does every Christmas?

What does Mr. Shimerda do after they light the Christmas tree?

Reread the penultimate (second to last) paragraph in Chapter 12. Jim recalls, "As we sat down to the table, it occurred to me that he liked to look at us, and that our faces were open books to him."

What does "it occurred to me" mean in this context?

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Question #3

Who makes a sleigh for Jim?

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