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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 unable to get coffee at work?

2. What does Mehring think about as he walks through the property?

3. Who stops by the Indians' store?

4. What does Mehring notice about the orange river lilies?

5. Jacobus is frantic at not being able to contact his master. How does he handle the situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the farmhands spend Christmas day?

2. What does Mehring do, regarding the girl whose father had committed suicide?

3. Why is Jalal's father upset with what his son is painting?

4. What is the outcome of the disaster on the farm?

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

6. After speaking to Jacobus, what does Mehring wonder?

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

8. How does the disaster affect Mehring?

9. What does the disaster mentioned in this chapter do to the land and people?

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

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

The laborers have a celebration.

Part 1) Describe the celebration.

Part 2) Does Mehring take part in the celebration? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why is a celebration good for the laborers?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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