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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mehring furious that the police borrowed a shovel from Jacobus?
(a) To bury the body at the site.
(b) He cannot find it.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) It is now bent.

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

3. Where does Mehring do after returning from his trip?
(a) Begins plowing the fields.
(b) Looks for thieves.
(c) Takes a nap on a hammock.
(d) Takes a walk by the river.

4. Why is Mehring not able to use the river as a water source?
(a) It is dirty.
(b) It is too low.
(c) It is contaminated.
(d) It does not belong to him.

5. To what "business" does Mehring try to go back?
(a) Stopping some boys from taking native hen's eggs.
(b) Chasing ferrel dogs off his property.
(c) Farming his land.
(d) Training horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has there been a drought?

2. Why does Mehring become annoyed with the police?

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

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

5. What does Mehring do when he returns to the farmhouse?

(see the answer key)

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