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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mehring feel as he takes in the scene: river, reeds and willows?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Bored.
(c) Unsure.
(d) Anxious.

3. How do Mehring's friends feel about his peaceful life?
(a) They marvel at it.
(b) They think nothing of it, for they have their own peaceful lives.
(c) They love to visit him and be a part of his peaceful life.
(d) They find it boring.

4. What does Jacobus reassure the men who do not have proper work papers?
(a) He will get work papers for them.
(b) They will not be caught.
(c) He can help them work in town.
(d) He will protect them.

5. How does Mehring feel about the policeman's reassurances that it will not reflect badly on him?
(a) He is confident.
(b) He is somewhat assuaged.
(c) He is very worried.
(d) He is unconcerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many generations of his unexpected visitors are present?

2. Where is Jacobus' meeting being held?

3. Who is Antonia?

4. What does Mehring make himself at the farmhouse?

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

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