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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What setbacks do the MacIveys face during the cattle drive at the end of Chapter 19?

2. What does Tobias collapse from while staying with the Seminoles?

3. How long has the Civil War been over when Tobias' cattle business begins to take off?

4. What have the Confederate soldiers burned down?

5. How many rooms has the MacIvey house grown by in 1875?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Solomon explain his part in the real estate development to Toby?

3. What happens on the first trip to Punta Rassa and how does Tobias respond?

4. What gift does Zech find in the pen, and how do the MacIveys choose to name their new animals?

5. How does Solomon feel about the way the city has changed as a result of the real estate projects?

6. Where do the MacIveys go after their home is burned down and how do they settle there?

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

8. When do the MacIveys make their second trip to Punta Rassa, and how do they prepare for it?

9. What is the Cow Cavalry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the advice that Zech gives to Sol after Glenda dies. What are his reasons for the warning he gives Sol? Use the book as a reference to provide examples that explain why Zech looks at life the way he does at this point in the story. How does Sol follow his father's advice in his own life? Do you agree with the advice given by Zech? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Smith writes A Land Remembered with descriptions and a subtle change in the perspective of the characters.

1) Describe three examples of the author's use of figurative or descriptive language, why he chooses to use it during those events, and how it adds to the effect of the story.

2) Explain how the point of view shifts from Tobias to Zech to Sol during the book, when the shifts occur, and why they are necessary for the impact of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Sol and Toby's relationship from the way it began to their last meeting, which occurs at the beginning of the book. Use the entire story as a reference in describing their disagreement, the major differences in how they each view the world, the reasons for those differences, and how they are eventually resolved. Also, include how the author uses irony in this part of the story.

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