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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 makes the dust-filled air worse?

2. Why is Mehring not a true farmer?

3. How does Antonia act mysteriously?

4. How long has there been a drought?

5. Mehring realizes that the house is wasted, but what is the true value?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mehring's business peers think about his farm?

2. What has happened to Solomon?

3. How do they handle Solomon's situation?

4. What does Jacobus learn about available work for the men?

5. What is wrong with the river?

6. Why is Jacobus angry, regarding Izak?

7. Who is Antonia?

8. What do the children say about the attack on Solomon?

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

10. What do the farmhands think about what happened to Solomon?

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

The author strongly hints at "something large" being unearthed by the flood.

Part 1) What is literally being unearthed? Why?

Part 2) What is figuratively being unearthed?

Part 3) How are both of the events handled by Mehring and his farmhands?

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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