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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. In what car do Mehring and his son ride?
2. What will Terry be missing by staying in the United States with his mother?
3. Why can the orange river lilies be seen?
4. What is Phineas' wife doing at the celebration?
5. What does Mehring take as he walks across the compound?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dorcas' husband handle the situation with the Indians?
2. How does Jacobus handle the natural disaster without Mehring?
3. What does Mehring learn about his son? Why is he upset?
4. What does Mehring do, regarding the girl whose father had committed suicide?
5. What is Jalal painting?
6. Why is Jalal's father upset with what his son is painting?
7. What do the Indians think of the locals?
8. What does Mehring say about his hopes for his land when he dies? How does Antonia respond?
9. How does Mehring become intimate with a young girl on a plane?
10. What happens to Mehring as he is walking in the third pasture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A theme in this book is mortality.
Part 1) What is mortality? Give examples from the text that involve this theme.
Part 2) Why is this a theme of the book?
Part 3) How are the characters in this book affected by this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Jacobus' character has his shining moment during the flood.
Part 1) Describe Jacobus' actions during the flood.
Part 2) How does Mehring react to what Jacobus has done? Why?
Part 3) How might Jacobus' newly-found confidence affect his relationship with Mehring and the fieldhands?
Essay Topic 3
Mehring goes to the Indian Store to purchase gifts.
Part 1) How do the Indians treat him?
Part 2) Why do they treat him this way?
Part 3) How does he react to their treatment?
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