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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. Why is Mehring not a true farmer?

2. How does Antonia act mysteriously?

3. What is Solomon told about his brother?

4. What do the police tell Mehring will happen in the next several days?

5. What does Jacobus reassure the men who do not have proper work papers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacobus do when he finds a dead body? Where does he find it? What does Mehring do?

2. Who is Antonia?

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

4. What does Mehring believe is the cause for the fire?

5. Why is Mehring unconcerned about the river?

6. Describe Antonia.

7. Who are Kurt and Emmy?

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

9. Why does Solomon leave the compound?

10. What has happened to Solomon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jalal is painting peace signs that can be seen by the public.

Part 1) Why is Jalal painting peace signs?

Part 2) How does his father react? Why?

Part 3) What do the peace signs look like at the end of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of change is delved into throughout Chapter Seven.

Part 1) What are these changes?

Part 2) Choose one of these changes. Why is it important to the story?

Part 3) Choose another change. Why is it important to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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