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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 do Jacobus and Mehring talk about cattle?

2. Why does Mehring no longer have much to do with pig iron?

3. Why must Bismillah keep alert?

4. When is Mehring's only chance of seeing his son?

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 Indians react to Mehring being in their store?

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

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

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

5. What do the Indians think of the locals?

6. How do the farmhands spend Christmas day?

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

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

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

10. How does Mehring feel about his farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Jalal is painting peace signs that can be seen by the public.

Part 1) Why is Jalal painting peace signs?

Part 2) How does his father react? Why?

Part 3) What do the peace signs look like at the end of the story? Why?

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