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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. What does Antonia not believe about Mehring?

2. What do the police tell Mehring will happen in the next several days?

3. Why is Mehring not able to use the river as a water source?

4. Who does Jacobus call as the men look on skeptically and somewhat fearfully?

5. How is Solomon when Jacobus finds him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Kurt and Emmy?

2. What do we learn about Mehring's family?

3. What is wrong with the river?

4. What do the police do once they are notified about the dead body?

5. What takes place at the meeting being held by Jacobus?

6. Why is Mehring unconcerned about the river?

7. What does Jacobus do when he finds a dead body? Where does he find it? What does Mehring do?

8. Why does Mehring buy the farm?

9. What has happened to Solomon?

10. How do they handle Solomon's situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of change is delved into throughout Chapter Seven.

Part 1) What are these changes?

Part 2) Choose one of these changes. Why is it important to the story?

Part 3) Choose another change. Why is it important to the story?

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

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?

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