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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 people attempt to stay dry?

2. When they land at Johannesburg, after some polite conversation, what does the young girl do?

3. What must raise the alarm that quickly goes around the farm?

4. What does Mehring also consider?

5. What are the farmhands becoming on Christmas day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Mehring end up after walking across the compound?

2. How does Mehring become intimate with a young girl on a plane?

3. How does the disaster affect Mehring?

4. How do the farmhands spend Christmas day?

5. What happens to Mehring as he is walking in the third pasture?

6. Why can the orange river lilies now be seen?

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

8. What does Mehring do while he is in the third pasture?

9. What can be found at the laborers' celebration?

10. Who does Mehring run into as he is getting coffee? What does he find shocking about this girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Mehring finds a pamphlet for supporting homosexuality in his son's backpack.

Part 1) Describe Mehring's reaction to finding this information.

Part 2) What evidence can be found in the book to support the fact that Terry may be a homosexual?

Part 3) Does Mehring have the right to look through his son's backpack? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Jacobus' character has his shining moment during the flood.

Part 1) Describe Jacobus' actions during the flood.

Part 2) How does Mehring react to what Jacobus has done? Why?

Part 3) How might Jacobus' newly-found confidence affect his relationship with Mehring and the fieldhands?

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