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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what "business" does Mehring try to go back?
(a) Chasing ferrel dogs off his property.
(b) Stopping some boys from taking native hen's eggs.
(c) Training horses.
(d) Farming his land.

2. How is Phineas' wife acting strangely?
(a) She had been having dreams and thinks she is turning into an animal.
(b) She is dancing around drunkenly.
(c) She is alone in a corner of the room talking to herself.
(d) She is arguing with everyone at the party.

3. What is Solomon told about his brother?
(a) His brother is leaving town.
(b) His brother is in jail.
(c) His brother needs him.
(d) His brother is dead.

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

5. What does the woman remember about Mehring?
(a) He is a friend of her father's.
(b) He gave her and her grandfather a lift weeks ago.
(c) He used to date her mother.
(d) He lives down the street from her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mehring feel about the policeman's reassurances that it will not reflect badly on him?

2. How does Mehring feel when he wakes up?

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

4. For what does Mehring chastise himself?

5. While he thinks of their sexual liaisons, what does Mehring realize about Antonia?

(see the answer key)

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