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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 is the second job Tobias is forced to do for the Confederates?

2. How does Tobias protect the Indians?

3. How many days do Tobias and Zech spend in the jungle on their way to the Seminoles?

4. Who is James Tiger?

5. Where does Tobias assume the marshtackie has come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the MacIvey family and the Seminole Indians meet?

2. What happens when the MacIveys finally reach Punta Rassa?

3. What gift does Zech find in the pen, and how do the MacIveys choose to name their new animals?

4. When do the MacIveys make their second trip to Punta Rassa, and how do they prepare for it?

5. How does Zech eat his first beef roast, and what keeps Tobias awake after the meal?

6. What are the problems Tobias has when beginning to plant orange trees and how does Emma solve it?

7. What happens to Tobias and Zech on their way to the Seminole Indian village, and why is it symbolic?

8. How is Tobias recruited by the Confederates, and where do they drive the cattle?

9. What happens on the first trip to Punta Rassa and how does Tobias respond?

10. What does Tobias do as soon as he arrives home after speaking with Keith Tiger, and what happens when he and Zech encounter a bull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain in detail the importance of the setting for the beginning of the MacIvey story. What condition is Florida in when Tobias and his family are first introduced? Where have they come from and why do they choose Florida? What things is the country going through during that time? Why are those events relevant to the way of life in the late 1800s and in what ways do they affect the MacIveys? How does the family react to the world around them and why is that a central theme to the book?

Essay Topic 2

The issue of land rights becomes a major part of the story for the MacIveys. Provide several examples of how the theme of land, ownership, and preservation is portrayed in the book. In addition, include which characters it affects the most and why.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events that lead to Willie and James' death. Why do they travel to see Tobias? What is it about the laws that cause them to seek cows from the MacIvey family? What is ironic about the way they die, considering they are trying to follow the law? Also, include how Tobias responds to the deaths and what it depicts in his character.

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