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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the police tell Mehring will happen in the next several days?
(a) He will be investigated for the murder of this person.
(b) The body will be relocated once the mortuary van becomes available.
(c) The police will hunt for the murderer.
(d) A funeral will be held for the person found on Mehring's property.

2. Why is Mehring not able to use the river as a water source?
(a) It is too low.
(b) It is dirty.
(c) It does not belong to him.
(d) It is contaminated.

3. Why is William in an argument with a woman named Dorcas?
(a) She is late arriving to work.
(b) She has just stolen from the store.
(c) She refuses to pay full price for her purchases.
(d) She claims her husband's money is being withheld by the Indians.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jacobus' meeting being held?

2. When Mehring roams his four-hundred-acre property, where does he always end up?

3. What is unusual about this storm?

4. Who does Jacobus call as the men look on skeptically and somewhat fearfully?

5. Why does Mehring take the opportunity to put his hand on the young girl's thigh?

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