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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Antonia's husband?
(a) In town.
(b) Dead.
(c) In the United States.
(d) Away on research.

3. How does Mehring's farm look?
(a) Burnt.
(b) Fresh.
(c) Dusty.
(d) Lush.

4. Why does Antonia taunt Mehring?
(a) He works in the city as a pig-iron dealer.
(b) He annoys her.
(c) She enjoys making others feel inferior.
(d) He is a socialist, while she is a capitalist.

5. Why do Jacobus and Mehring talk about cattle?
(a) It is an important topic to discuss.
(b) That is Jacobus' job.
(c) Cattle are important on the farm.
(d) It is the one thing they really have in common.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Indians hope to keep officials at bay?

2. What does Antonia say wistfully to Mehring?

3. What do the police tell Mehring will happen in the next several days?

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

5. What does Antonia not believe about Mehring?

(see the answer key)

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