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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 acres does Zech's plan initially involve?
(a) Ten thousand acres.
(b) Twenty thousand acres.
(c) Twenty five thousand acres.
(d) Fifteen thousand acres.

2. Where is Zech and Glenda's marriage?
(a) Fort Myers.
(b) Port Orange.
(c) Fort Drum.
(d) Port St. John.

3. What does Zech buy for Emma at the mercantile?
(a) New shoes.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A new coat.
(d) A new dress.

4. What does Tobias die from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Frostbite.
(c) He falls.
(d) Natural causes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does the family rest after Glenda's miscarriage?

2. How many other people were killed during the same hurricane that claims Bonnie's life?

3. When is Bonnie killed?

4. Besides wolves, what does the MacIvey family face on Glenda's first cattle drive?

5. How many provisions can Zech purchase at Fort Drum after the winter storms?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Glenda die, and what advice does Zech give to Sol afterward?

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

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

4. How has the price of cattle grown in 1892, and what important land decision does Zech make after the cattle drive?

5. What happens during Glenda's first cattle drive with the MacIveys?

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

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

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

9. How does Zech see Tawanda for the second time?

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

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