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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mehring lie down and fall asleep?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In a hammock.
(d) In the grass.

2. Why does Antonia taunt Mehring?
(a) He annoys her.
(b) He works in the city as a pig-iron dealer.
(c) He is a socialist, while she is a capitalist.
(d) She enjoys making others feel inferior.

3. Why is Jacobus angry when one of the laborer youths, Izak, comes back from the nearby shantytown?
(a) He could have been followed from the shantytown by the police, which would have caused trouble for the other men at the meeting.
(b) He was sent to buy beer, which Jacobus feels is unsafe for a young man.
(c) Izak is sent to buy supplies but comes back empty-handed.
(d) He is too young to be at the meeting and should have stayed at the shantytown.

4. How does Jacobus recommend Mehring attempt to preserve the body?
(a) Lay the remains in the cellar.
(b) Call a taxidermist to preserve the remains.
(c) Cover the remains and make sure to keep any stray dogs away.
(d) Put the remains in the large freezer in the barn.

5. How does Mehring reach the police?
(a) Sends Jacobus to tell them.
(b) Sends them a telegraph.
(c) On a walkie-talkie.
(d) On the party line telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Terry's personality.

2. Where is Antonia's husband?

3. Besides passing through the city, what else must Mehring drive through to get to his property?

4. Who leads the conversation?

5. What else does he note about the corpse?

(see the answer key)

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