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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. Of what do the Indians have an inevitable feeling?

2. What does Mehring notice about awakening on the farm?

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

4. Why is William in an argument with a woman named Dorcas?

5. What does Mehring find annoying about the Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Jalal painting?

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

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

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

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

7. What is wrong with Phineas' wife?

8. What does Mehring learn about his son? Why is he upset?

9. How does Mehring feel about his farm?

10. How do the farmhands spend Christmas day?

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 enjoys many aspects of the farm.

Part 1) Describe the farm.

Part 2) Why does Mehring own a farm?

Part 3) What does he love about the farm?

Essay Topic 3

Mehring is the protagonist in this book.

Part 1) Describe Mehring.

Part 2) How does his character change throughout the book?

Part 3) Compare and contrast Mehring at the beginning of the book to Mehring at the end.

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