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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 do the Indians allow black laborers to do?
(a) Create advertisments for the store.
(b) Work in the store.
(c) Fix holes in the fence.
(d) Stock the store.

2. Why does Mehring ride in tourist class on a plane ride from Lisbon?
(a) There is no room in first class.
(b) There is no first class on the plane.
(c) He does not have the money to purchase a first class seat.
(d) He enjoys getting to know the locals.

3. What does Mehring notice about awakening on the farm?
(a) He feels more awake than at his apartment in the city.
(b) How warm it has become.
(c) The sunshine is bright in his window.
(d) He likes it better when Antonia is with him.

4. How do the Indians hope to keep officials at bay?
(a) Money paid constantly towards lawyers.
(b) Legal documents.
(c) Large guard dogs.
(d) Security cameras and fencing.

5. How does Mehring evade the funeral?
(a) By calling on the family later in the week.
(b) By sending a large bouquet and donation to the widow.
(c) By sending Antonia in his stead.
(d) By say he is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Solomon think about, along with dying in the pasture?

2. Why must Bismillah keep alert?

3. Why do people feel sorry for Phineas?

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

5. What does Antonia tell Mehring about his property?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mehring do while he is in the third pasture?

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

4. How does Dorcas' husband handle the situation with the Indians?

5. Describe Mehring's thoughts about his son and Antonia's hypocrisy.

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

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

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

9. What do the Indians think of the locals?

10. Who does Mehring run into as he is getting coffee? What does he find shocking about this girl?

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