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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. What is Zech playing with as Emma cooks dinner at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Marbles.
(b) A whip.
(c) Wooden soldiers.
(d) A club.

2. Where is the Big Cypress Swamp located?
(a) Near the Everglades.
(b) Near Lane Cove.
(c) Near Fort Myers.
(d) Near Pompano Beach.

3. What setbacks do the MacIveys face during the cattle drive at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Heat and bees.
(b) Cold temperatures and fog.
(c) Heat and mosquitoes.
(d) Cold temperatures and wind.

4. How much does Tobias receive for the cows he sells to Cap'n Hendry the first time?
(a) Fourteen dollars per head.
(b) Eighteen dollars per head.
(c) Twelve dollars per head.
(d) Sixteen dollars per head.

5. How many men does Tobias hire to help with the drive to Punta Rassa?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the construction of the MacIvey's first primitive house in Florida take?

2. How does Solomon think the tourists and real estate ventures have changed the city?

3. How many days is it before Tobias and Henry meet the drovers?

4. How is Tobias paid by Cap'n Hendry?

5. What happens the first time Tobias and Zech encounter the bull?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Zech, Bonzo, and Frog lose the cows they have herded and what is Tobias' response?

2. What challenges do the MacIveys face on their way to Punta Rassa for the second time?

3. Where do Tobias, Emma, and Zech migrate to Florida from, and how is their initial few years in the new state?

4. What is the valuable advice that Keith Tiger gives to Tobias at the end of Chapter 9?

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

6. What happens to Willie and James, and how does Tobias react?

7. Where does Zech meet Glenda, and what is Emma's advice to him?

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

9. What is another prospect that Tobias is told about in Chapter 15 and how does it work out?

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

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