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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to a couple when a torrent at a small gully turns into a sudden flood?
(a) Their car runs into Mehring's farmhouse.
(b) They swim to safety.
(c) They are swept away in their car to their deaths.
(d) They get stranded in the middle of the river.

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

3. On closer inspection, what does Jacobus discover about Solomon?
(a) He is breathing.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is sick.

4. How does Mehring's farm look?
(a) Dusty.
(b) Fresh.
(c) Burnt.
(d) Lush.

5. What does Mehring do as he watches the storm?
(a) Reads a book.
(b) Talks to Jacobus.
(c) Takes photographs.
(d) Drinks the whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mehring evade the funeral?

2. Why does Mehring take the opportunity to put his hand on the young girl's thigh?

3. When Mehring returns, what does he realize must remain?

4. Besides passing through the city, what else must Mehring drive through to get to his property?

5. What is Solomon told about his brother?

(see the answer key)

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