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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people attempt to stay dry?
(a) They stay in their homes.
(b) They carry plastic sheets.
(c) They wear raincoats.
(d) They carry umbrellas.

2. What does Mehring own?
(a) A large home in the city.
(b) A zoo in Cambodia.
(c) An automobile dealership in Australia.
(d) A farm in rural South Africa.

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

4. Where is Mehring's son, Terry?
(a) In Johannesburg with his mother.
(b) Away at college.
(c) On the farm with Mehring.
(d) In the United States with his mother.

5. How does Mehring feel when he wakes up?
(a) Tired.
(b) Sick.
(c) Momentarily confused,
(d) Wide awake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonia tell Mehring about his property?

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

3. Who is Antonia?

4. Who leads the conversation?

5. Describe Terry's personality.

(see the answer key)

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