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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 the Indians hope to keep officials at bay?

2. Why do people feel sorry for Phineas?

3. Why does Mehring ride in tourist class on a plane ride from Lisbon?

4. Why is Mehring upset with Terry?

5. For what is the beer and goat meat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mehring only charged with "interfering" with the girl and can easily make the issue disappear?

2. How do the Indians react to Mehring being in their store?

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

4. What is Jalal painting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The owners of the Indian Store live in constant fear.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) Describe their living conditions.

Part 3) Compare and contrast these illegal immigrants to illegal immigrants found in the United States.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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