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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mehring become annoyed with the police?
(a) They want him to send the body to them.
(b) They refuse to leave his property.
(c) They refuse to visit the scene until the next day.
(d) They think he is a suspect.

2. What do Mehring, Jacobus and a farmhand try and repair?
(a) A tractor.
(b) The roof on the house.
(c) A water pump for the cattle.
(d) A fence for the cattle.

3. How many generations of his unexpected visitors are present?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. How long has there been a drought?
(a) Eight years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

5. Who does Mehring think about as he walks?
(a) What jobs he needs to get done.
(b) A particular woman.
(c) What he will plant in the fall.
(d) Where he will find water for his farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Mehring's friends feel about his peaceful life?

2. What do the police tell Mehring will happen in the next several days?

3. How does Jacobus recommend Mehring attempt to preserve the body?

4. Who leads the conversation?

5. Who does Mehring think about when his guests leave?

(see the answer key)

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