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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has there been a drought?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six years.

3. Why does Mehring not need water?
(a) He has his own well system.
(b) He has another river he uses.
(c) He has his own water tower.
(d) He purchases water from town.

4. Why does Mehring think the body was probably dumped there?
(a) The dead man has no mud on his shoes.
(b) He does not know the man.
(c) It's a quiet place that no one would notice.
(d) There were marks showing it had been dragged.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mehring not able to use the river as a water source?

2. Where does Mehring do after returning from his trip?

3. Why does Mehring become annoyed with the police?

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

5. To what "business" does Mehring try to go back?

(see the answer key)

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