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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jacobus angry when one of the laborer youths, Izak, comes back from the nearby shantytown?
(a) He is too young to be at the meeting and should have stayed at the shantytown.
(b) He was sent to buy beer, which Jacobus feels is unsafe for a young man.
(c) He could have been followed from the shantytown by the police, which would have caused trouble for the other men at the meeting.
(d) Izak is sent to buy supplies but comes back empty-handed.

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

3. How does Mehring feel as he takes in the scene: river, reeds and willows?
(a) Bored.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Unsure.
(d) Peaceful.

4. How does Mehring reach the police?
(a) On a walkie-talkie.
(b) On the party line telephone.
(c) Sends them a telegraph.
(d) Sends Jacobus to tell them.

5. Who does Mehring think about when his guests leave?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) The corpse on his property.
(c) His home.
(d) His sixteen-year-old son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jacobus tell Mehring they found a dead man?

2. Where does Jacobus find Solomon?

3. Why does Antonia taunt Mehring?

4. What does Mehring own?

5. How long has there been a drought?

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