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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the farm does Mehring like?
(a) The fields.
(b) The hired help.
(c) The animals and plants.
(d) It is secluded and has no pesky witnesses.

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

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

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

5. Where does Jacobus tell Mehring they found a dead man?
(a) In a field.
(b) In his home.
(c) Near a mine.
(d) Near the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mehring do when he returns to the farmhouse?

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

3. Why does Mehring become annoyed with the police?

4. Why is Mehring furious that the police borrowed a shovel from Jacobus?

5. Where is Jacobus' meeting being held?

(see the answer key)

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