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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Besides passing through the city, what else must Mehring drive through to get to his property?
(a) A built up Transvaal village.
(b) A park.
(c) A dangerous neighborhood.
(d) Several Transvaal villages.

3. What else does Mehring worry about when he looks out the windows?
(a) The possible loss of the water birds.
(b) When Antonia will return.
(c) The loss of his cattle.
(d) The safety of his farmhands.

4. What does Jacobus pass out at the meeting with several laborers?
(a) Important contact information.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Pamphlets.
(d) Identification cards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police tell Mehring will happen in the next several days?

2. Why does Mehring become annoyed with the police?

3. What will Terry be missing by staying in the United States with his mother?

4. What does Terry not seem to realize about the South African "system" he mocks?

5. What does Mehring notice about awakening on the farm?

(see the answer key)

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