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Question #6

What does Jim mean when he says what he did was a "mock adventure"?





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Question #10

Find the section where Jimmy's grandfather is described. "When he first came in he kissed me and spoke kindly to me, but he was not demonstrative."

What does "demonstrative" mean in this context?





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Question #2

Otto Fuchs tells Jim that the Mormons spread sunflower seeds as they traveled West from Missouri. According to legend, why did the Mormons do this?





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Chapter 6

What is the main idea of this chapter?

What is the name of one Russian bachelor homesteaders' names?

Why do the Russians avoid Krajiek?

Peter shows Jim and Antonia something he is very proud of. What is it?

After Peter, Jim, and Antonia eat watermelons together, what does Peter do?

What does Peter give Antonia?

Find the descriptions of the Russian men in the middle of paragraph 3: "the tall one was said to be an anarchist; since he had no means of imparting his opinions, probably his wild gesticulations and his generally excited and rebellious manner gave rise to this supposition."

What does "imparting" mean in this context?

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Question #7

Find the penultimate (second to last) paragraph in Chapter 7. Toward the end of that paragraph, the narrator (adult Jim) says, "I had been adequately armed by Russian Peter."

What does "adequately" mean in this context?





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