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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 does Mehring have the farm?

2. What does Mehring worry about as he looks out the windows?

3. Who takes credit for putting out the fire?

4. How do Mehring's friends feel about his peaceful life?

5. How does Jacobus recommend Mehring attempt to preserve the body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacobus learn about available work for the men?

2. Why does Mehring buy the farm?

3. Who calls unexpectedly? What do they discuss with Mehring?

4. What is the path of the fire?

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

6. Why does Solomon leave the compound?

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

8. Why do Mehring and his son argue?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book sheds light on Mehring's relationship with women.

Part 1) Describe his relationship with Antonia.

Part 2) Describe two other incidences in the book in which Mehring comes into contact with women.

Part 3) Based on information from the text, what seems to be Mehring's opinion of women? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Mehring and his son Terry are very different, but also have some similarities.

Part 1) Describe Terry.

Part 2) How are Mehring and Terry different?

Part 3) What are the similarities between Mehring and Terry?

Essay Topic 3

A body is found on Mehring's farm.

Part 1) How do the authorities, Mehring, and the farmhands deal with the body?

Part 2) What do we know about this body?

Part 3) What does this body symbolize in this book?

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