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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the first men killed at the battle of the Alamo?
(a) Daniel Boone.
(b) Colonel William Travis.
(c) Davy Crockett.
(d) Jim Bowie.

2. Father Francis Xavier Clooney tells the Quimpers that they will get no land in Texas unless _______________________.
(a) They donate to the church.
(b) They convert to Catholicism.
(c) They register in the capital.
(d) They stake a claim.

3. What nationality is Finlay McNab?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) Scottish.

4. Garcilaco's master sells him to a friar named ____________________.
(a) Frey Marcos.
(b) Esteban Gonzalez.
(c) Placido Mendez.
(d) Julio Cruz.

5. Who kills Ramon?
(a) Sararo Veramidi.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Mordacai Marr.
(d) Domingo Garza.

6. What is a Sesquicentennial?
(a) 100th anniversary.
(b) 75th anniversary.
(c) 200th anniversary.
(d) 150th anniversary.

7. Who is Friar Damian de Saldana's brother that is an officer in the army?
(a) Avara.
(b) Cruz.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Miguel.

8. Those men who supported the Texas revolution were mostly _______________________.
(a) Newcomers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Railroad men.
(d) Farmers.

9. How many people are in the Quimper family heading for Texas in Chapter IV?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

10. Which of the following is NOT a person to whom the man is introduced in the governor's office?
(a) Hugo Gonzalez.
(b) Lorenzo Quimper.
(c) Ransom Rusk.
(d) Lorena Cobb.

11. What is a mestizo?
(a) A Mexican pastry.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A person of mixed racial ancestry.
(d) A breed of horse.

12. What does Dr. Barlow anticipate among the members of the Task Force?
(a) Conflicts.
(b) Friendships.
(c) Donations.
(d) Dinners.

13. The requirement of Mexican law to get land resulted in many ___________________.
(a) Religious uprisings.
(b) Bigamist marriages.
(c) Illegitimate children.
(d) Murders.

14. Whom does the Task Force invite to each meeting?
(a) A student.
(b) A politician.
(c) A scholar.
(d) A banker.

15. What year is it in Chapter I when Garcilaco travels to Mexico City?
(a) 1752.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1535.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many graduate students will help the Task Force?

2. In what city is the man visiting the governor?

3. Which of their relatives do Mordecai and Amalia Marr join at the Alamo?

4. McNab learns that the papers for the land he paid ________________________ for are not legitimate.

5. What do Garcilaco and his wife find of Marcos' after Marcos dies?

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