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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 much time passes between Zech's trip to Fort Drum and the visit by the Seminoles?
(a) A few days.
(b) One year.
(c) A few months.
(d) A few weeks.

2. Where is the first vacation that Zech, Glenda, and Sol have?
(a) Key West.
(b) Palm Beach.
(c) Miami.
(d) Pensacola.

3. How does Tobias react to his new suit?
(a) He likes the way it fits, but not the color.
(b) He cannot tolerate it.
(c) He likes it.
(d) He likes the color, but not the length.

4. How does Emma feel about Zech's plan for the land?
(a) She disagrees.
(b) She ignores it.
(c) She does not understand it.
(d) She agrees.

5. Where does Sol purchase his first piece of land?
(a) Glades County.
(b) Lake County.
(c) Dade County.
(d) Duval County.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much are the cows sold for at Punta Rassa in 1892?

2. How many cows does the MacIvey family have when they reach the market on Glenda's first cattle drive?

3. How does Glenda die?

4. When does Sol leave the MacIvey homestead?

5. Where do Zech, Glenda, and Sol buy more orange trees after the winter storms?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sol decide to leave the MacIvey homestead?

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

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

4. What happens when Sol and Toby meet for the second time?

5. Where do Sol and Bonnie live, and how does Sol store his money?

6. What leads Sol to visit the Seminole village for the first time and what does he learn there?

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

8. What plan does Zech confide in Emma before the wedding?

9. How does Glenda suffer her first miscarriage?

10. How does Sol meet Bonnie, and what is interesting about their relationship?

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