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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. How do Mehring's business peers feel out his "hobby" farm?

2. Describe Terry's personality.

3. How does Antonia contradict her "everything goes" front?

4. Where does Mehring lie down and fall asleep?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the children say about the attack on Solomon?

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

3. Why does Solomon leave the compound?

4. Why does Mehring buy the farm?

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

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

7. Describe Antonia.

8. Why do Mehring and his son argue?

9. What has happened to Solomon?

10. What is the path of the fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mehring's relationship with Antonia is a love/hate affair.

Part 1) Describe Antonia.

Part 2) What does Mehring think about his relationship with Antonia?

Part 3) Why does Mehring continue to date Antonia?

Essay Topic 2

A theme in this book is mortality.

Part 1) What is mortality? Give examples from the text that involve this theme.

Part 2) Why is this a theme of the book?

Part 3) How are the characters in this book affected by this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Mehring goes to the Indian Store to purchase gifts.

Part 1) How do the Indians treat him?

Part 2) Why do they treat him this way?

Part 3) How does he react to their treatment?

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