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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the MacIveys to backtrack on their trip after their home is burned down?
(a) Ground unfit for travel.
(b) A drought that causes a need for water.
(c) A tornado.
(d) Bad storms.

2. What story influences the name Tobias gives to the marshtackie?
(a) The Bolsheviks.
(b) The Sumerians.
(c) The Mesopotamians.
(d) The Ishmaelites.

3. How long does it take Tobias to walk home after the cattle drive is finished?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four days.
(d) Eight days.

4. What year does the story change to when Tobias MacIvey is introduced?
(a) 1793.
(b) 1763.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1863.

5. Why are the Seminole Indians that Tobias meets being pursued?
(a) They wounded a man by mistake.
(b) They are accused of a crime they did not commit.
(c) They do not say.
(d) They killed a calf.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is it after they try to catch the bull that Zech finds the marshtackie in the pen?

2. How many times does Tobias attempt to capture an alligator?

3. Who tells Tobias about the money to be made in gator hides?

4. What river does the Cow Cavalry drive the cattle across?

5. How many months is it before the MacIveys settle near the Kissimmee River?

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