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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is Mehring concerned?

2. What makes the dust-filled air worse?

3. Who leads the conversation?

4. Why does Mehring go back to the farmhouse?

5. Why are several of the Indians at the store worried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What destruction has the fire caused?

2. What is known about the corpse?

3. What is wrong with the river?

4. What do we learn about Mehring's family?

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

6. How do the Indians feel about the police investigation?

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

8. How do they handle Solomon's situation?

9. What might be the reason for Mehring's thoughts of his sixteen-year-old son?

10. What does Mehring think about as he is resting on the couch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mehring has a close call under a bridge, which reminds us of one of Mehring's character flaws.

Part 1) What is this flaw?

Part 2) Mehring calls his son a hypocrite? How is he also a hypocrite?

Part 3) How are Mehing and Terry's flaws similar?

Essay Topic 2

The author strongly hints at "something large" being unearthed by the flood.

Part 1) What is literally being unearthed? Why?

Part 2) What is figuratively being unearthed?

Part 3) How are both of the events handled by Mehring and his farmhands?

Essay Topic 3

Solomon is beat up badly by two men.

Part 1) Describe this scene.

Part 2) What are possible reasons for his abuse?

Part 3) Why does Solomon risk his life? Compare him with others in our society who also risk their lives for those they love.

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