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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mehring feel when he wakes up?
(a) Tired.
(b) Momentarily confused,
(c) Sick.
(d) Wide awake.

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

3. Who does Mehring think of as he rests on the couch?
(a) The De Beers.
(b) Solomon and his brother.
(c) Antonia and Terry.
(d) His wife.

4. Why is Mehring furious that the police borrowed a shovel from Jacobus?
(a) To bury the body at the site.
(b) It is now bent.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) He cannot find it.

5. How do the police handle problems in the shantytowns?
(a) They destroy the shacks in the shantytown whenever possible.
(b) They bring powerful weapons and shoot to kill.
(c) They let the "locals" take care of the problem themselves.
(d) They have a zero tolerance policy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mehring's farm look?

2. Why does Antonia distance herself from Mehring?

3. What does Solomon do after he questions the men?

4. What does Mehring own?

5. Who does Mehring think about when his guests leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Solomon?

2. How do they handle Solomon's situation?

3. Describe the environment at the beginning of this chapter.

4. What do the farmhands think about what happened to Solomon?

5. Who is Antonia?

6. Mehring has many regrets. What three of them be?

7. Who are Kurt and Emmy?

8. What is known about the corpse?

9. Why is Mehring unconcerned about the river?

10. What do the police do once they are notified about the dead body?

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