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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the police tell Mehring will happen in the next several days?
(a) The police will hunt for the murderer.
(b) The body will be relocated once the mortuary van becomes available.
(c) He will be investigated for the murder of this person.
(d) A funeral will be held for the person found on Mehring's property.

2. What else does he note about the corpse?
(a) It is female.
(b) It looks old.
(c) It has old, dirty clothing.
(d) It has fairly nice clothes.

3. What does Mehring do when he returns to the farmhouse?
(a) He cooks dinner.
(b) He takes a shower.
(c) He takes a nap.
(d) He talks to Jacobus.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mehring feel about the policeman's reassurances that it will not reflect badly on him?

2. Who leads the conversation?

3. Why does Mehring think the body was probably dumped there?

4. How does Jacobus recommend Mehring attempt to preserve the body?

5. How does Mehring feel when he wakes up?

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