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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mehring despair about in the spare farmhouse?
(a) It is falling apart.
(b) It smells of cat.
(c) It is not very large.
(d) It has mice and rats.

3. Who is his current girlfriend?
(a) Anna.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Antoinette.
(d) Alice.

4. Why are several of the Indians at the store worried?
(a) The police will raid their store to find clues to the murder.
(b) The police will uncover the fact that they are in the country illegally.
(c) The police will charge them with murder because they are part of an ethnic minority.
(d) They fear the murderer will return.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mehring become annoyed with the police?

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

3. How is Mehring's relationship with his girlfriend?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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