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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mehring do after returning from his trip?
(a) Begins plowing the fields.
(b) Looks for thieves.
(c) Takes a walk by the river.
(d) Takes a nap on a hammock.

2. Why are they so excited?
(a) They love to dance.
(b) There is plenty of beer.
(c) They do not get much time off.
(d) Meat is rare in the laborers' diet.

3. Why is Mehring upset with Terry?
(a) Terry will not take over the farm.
(b) Terry does not have the nerve to tell him in person that he is staying in the United States.
(c) Terry will no longer be near him.
(d) Terry moved to the United States.

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

5. What blows garbage from the camps and industrial sites into the air?
(a) Ocean winds.
(b) An east wind.
(c) August winds.
(d) Large fans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mehring send Jacobus down to do?

2. Where is Mehring's son, Terry?

3. Why do the streets become impassible?

4. What are the farmhands becoming on Christmas day?

5. What does Mehring despair about in the spare farmhouse?

(see the answer key)

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