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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mehring think about as he walks?
(a) What he will plant in the fall.
(b) What jobs he needs to get done.
(c) A particular woman.
(d) Where he will find water for his farm.

2. What do Mehring, Jacobus and a farmhand try and repair?
(a) A fence for the cattle.
(b) A water pump for the cattle.
(c) The roof on the house.
(d) A tractor.

3. Why do people dig through piles of garbage?
(a) To find lost items.
(b) To look for clothing.
(c) To find food.
(d) To look for anything of value.

4. What does Mehring take as he walks across the compound?
(a) A bunch of lilies.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A book.

5. What does Antonia say wistfully to Mehring?
(a) "I wish I could marry you..."
(b) "I wish I had your farm..."
(c) "I wish Terry was my son..."
(d) "I wish I could stay with you..."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks of bad spirits?

2. Why does Mehring ride in tourist class on a plane ride from Lisbon?

3. What makes the dust-filled air worse?

4. Who does Mehring hear in the other room as he is resting?

5. What makes Mehring's irrigation efforts almost useless?

(see the answer key)

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