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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 provisions can Zech purchase at Fort Drum after the winter storms?
(a) None.
(b) Only a small amount.
(c) As many as he needs.
(d) A little less than normal.

2. What year do the orange trees finally start blooming?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1884.

3. When is Bonnie killed?
(a) September, 1938.
(b) September, 1928.
(c) November, 1938.
(d) November, 1928.

4. Why does Emma recommend going another way when they face the blocked prairie?
(a) To prevent a war.
(b) To prevent injury to the cattle.
(c) It will save time.
(d) To get the sheriff.

5. Where do Zech, Glenda, and Sol buy more orange trees after the winter storms?
(a) Fort Drum.
(b) Fort Pierce.
(c) Fort Myers.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Zech and Glenda's marriage?

2. Where is Zech shot during the battle with the cattle rustlers?

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

4. What does Sol name his real estate company?

5. What month does Zech travel south to find new marshtackies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does Tobias give to Zech after the cows are slaughtered?

3. When and how is Zech killed?

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

5. What event in 1892 causes Tobias to wonder about the future of the cattle driving business?

6. How does Emma die, and what is Tobias' response?

7. How does Tobias die?

8. What news does Keith Tiger bring to Zech at the end of Chapter 34, and how does he respond?

9. What news does Tawanda have for Zech on his visit to the Seminole village after the cattle drive?

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

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