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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cattle drives are the MacIveys doing in 1888?
(a) Only one every year.
(b) Only one every two years.
(c) Only one every three years.
(d) Only two every year.

2. Besides Florida cities, what other cities does the MacIvey Produce Company supply businesses in?
(a) Chicago, Atlanta, and Boston.
(b) Chicago, New York, and Boston.
(c) New York, Boston, and Dallas.
(d) New York, Dallas, and St. Louis.

3. Where does Sol build his mansion?
(a) Key Biscayne.
(b) Miami Beach.
(c) Miami Springs.
(d) Key West.

4. When is the date set for Zech and Glenda's wedding?
(a) The first week in February.
(b) The last week in April.
(c) The last week in February.
(d) The first week in April.

5. How long ago did Tawana die, according to what Keith Tiger tells Zech?
(a) A few years ago.
(b) A few months ago.
(c) One year ago.
(d) Many years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sol meet Bonnie O'Neil?

2. How long does Tobias grieve and ignore the orange trees?

3. What does Zech buy for Emma at the mercantile?

4. How old is Sol in 1892?

5. Where do the MacIveys build a cabin for the trips they make to Punta Rassa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the exciting things happening for the MacIvey family in February of 1880?

2. How does Sol meet Bonnie, and what is interesting about their relationship?

3. How is the MacIvey story brought full circle in the way the book ends?

4. How does Tawanda react to Zech's marriage?

5. What plan does Zech confide in Emma before the wedding?

6. How has the price of cattle grown in 1892, and what important land decision does Zech make after the cattle drive?

7. What happens when Sol and Toby meet for the second time?

8. How does Glenda suffer her first miscarriage?

9. What is the contrasting way that Glenda and Zech react to Palm Beach?

10. Why does Sol decide to leave the MacIvey homestead?

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