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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Solomon find at the celebration?
(a) The goat that was being used at the feast.
(b) His friends.
(c) The beer.
(d) His boss.

2. When they land at Johannesburg, after some polite conversation, what does the young girl do?
(a) She asks his name.
(b) She joins her family.
(c) She asks for his phone number.
(d) Screams out and runs to her mother.

3. Why must Bismillah keep alert?
(a) The fire has spread from De Beer's property.
(b) The locals often cannot count the money they shove at him.
(c) The government may come looking for them.
(d) The lawyers may cheat them out of their money.

4. What is unusual about this storm?
(a) It is very powerful.
(b) It blows through quickly.
(c) It has no rain.
(d) It has no thunder or rain.

5. Why does Mehring no longer have much to do with pig iron?
(a) It is mostly managed by partners.
(b) He has his farmhands deal with it.
(c) His partners bought his share of the company.
(d) He does not enjoy the work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what does Mehring muse?

2. Why do the streets become impassible?

3. Although cyanide is the quickest way to commit suicide, why does he believe it is not what the man used?

4. What protects the Indians' fortified enclosure?

5. What does Mehring think would be more appropriate to plant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the disaster mentioned in this chapter do to the land and people?

2. How does the disaster affect Mehring?

3. Describe the lives of the owners of the Indian Store.

4. How does Mehring become intimate with a young girl on a plane?

5. How do the Indians react to Mehring being in their store?

6. What does Mehring say about his hopes for his land when he dies? How does Antonia respond?

7. What do the Indians think of the locals?

8. What happens to Mehring as he is walking in the third pasture?

9. Where does Mehring end up after walking across the compound?

10. Who does Mehring run into as he is getting coffee? What does he find shocking about this girl?

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