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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mehring roams his four-hundred-acre property, where does he always end up?
(a) At the spare farmhouse.
(b) At the third pasture, where the reeds are.
(c) Back at his farmhouse.
(d) In the barn.

2. To what does Mehring compare getting his leg stuck, pulling to get it out, and then it just coming free?
(a) His relationship with Antonia.
(b) Someone holding his leg and just letting him go.
(c) His son's struggle to leave South Africa.
(d) God having a hold on him.

3. Who takes credit for putting out the fire?
(a) Mehring.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Jacobus.
(d) De Beer.

4. What does Mehring do as he watches the storm?
(a) Drinks the whiskey.
(b) Reads a book.
(c) Talks to Jacobus.
(d) Takes photographs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Mehring return?

2. Why does Mehring not need water?

3. Why does Izak know the symbol Jalal is painting?

4. Who is his current girlfriend?

5. What does Mehring think would be more appropriate to plant?

(see the answer key)

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