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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people dig through piles of garbage?

2. How does Mehring feel when he wakes up?

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

4. From whom does he receive an unexpected phone call and visit?

5. What does Mehring own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jacobus angry, regarding Izak?

2. Why does Solomon leave the compound?

3. How do the Indians feel about the police investigation?

4. Why does Mehring buy the farm?

5. Who is Merhring?

6. What might be the reason for Mehring's thoughts of his sixteen-year-old son?

7. Who is Antonia?

8. What do the children say about the attack on Solomon?

9. Who calls unexpectedly? What do they discuss with Mehring?

10. What do the police do once they are notified about the dead body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The owners of the Indian Store live in constant fear.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) Describe their living conditions.

Part 3) Compare and contrast these illegal immigrants to illegal immigrants found in the United States.

Essay Topic 2

A theme in this book is mortality.

Part 1) What is mortality? Give examples from the text that involve this theme.

Part 2) Why is this a theme of the book?

Part 3) How are the characters in this book affected by this theme?

Essay Topic 3

The fire makes Mehring think about what really is important in his life.

Part 1) Describe the affects of the fire.

Part 2) What does Mehring think about after the fire?

Part 3) How does the fire permanently change Mehring?

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