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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. What does Mehring find annoying about the Indians?
(a) They put on the charm.
(b) They do not treat him with respect.
(c) They do not work fast enough.
(d) They are not very helpful.

2. Why does Izak know the symbol Jalal is painting?
(a) He has seen it on shirts and cars.
(b) He has painted it himself.
(c) He has seen it on television.
(d) The symbol can be seen around town.

3. Why can no one find Mehring?
(a) He is in the cellar.
(b) He is in the deep grass of the third pasture.
(c) He is by the river.
(d) He is in his room with the door locked.

4. What is the symbol Jalal is painting?
(a) A peace sign.
(b) A gang sign.
(c) A yin yang sign.
(d) A smiley face.

5. What will Terry be missing by staying in the United States with his mother?
(a) Mandatory military service.
(b) The opportunity to take over the farm.
(c) College in South Africa.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How might the owners of the Indian Store lose all they have worked for?

2. What are the farmhands becoming on Christmas day?

3. When Mehring returns, what does he realize must remain?

4. What happens after the rain diminishes for a morning?

5. Why is Mehring unable to get coffee at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mehring as he is walking in the third pasture?

2. What does Mehring learn about his son? Why is he upset?

3. What does Mehring say about his hopes for his land when he dies? How does Antonia respond?

4. How does Mehring become intimate with a young girl on a plane?

5. How is Mehring only charged with "interfering" with the girl and can easily make the issue disappear?

6. How do the farmhands spend Christmas day?

7. What is the outcome of the disaster on the farm?

8. How do the Indians react to Mehring being in their store?

9. How does the disaster affect Mehring?

10. Why can the orange river lilies now be seen?

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