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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads the conversation?
(a) The youngest.
(b) The supervisor.
(c) The eldest.
(d) The novice.

2. Why does Mehring become annoyed with the police?
(a) They refuse to leave his property.
(b) They want him to send the body to them.
(c) They refuse to visit the scene until the next day.
(d) They think he is a suspect.

3. On first glance, what does Jacobus think about Solomon?
(a) He has run away.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is stealing from Mehring.

4. On closer inspection, what does Jacobus discover about Solomon?
(a) He is breathing.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is dying.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Mehring, Jacobus and a farmhand try and repair?

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

4. Who does Mehring think about as he walks?

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

(see the answer key)

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