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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 does Tobias buy for Emma after he is paid for the cattle by Cap'n Hendry?

2. How many years has Skillit been drifting?

3. What is the only thing the proprietor gives Tobias?

4. How many cows does Tobias give to James Tiger and Willie Cypress?

5. What prize does Zech win in the horse race against Cap'n Hendry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tobias do as soon as he arrives home after speaking with Keith Tiger, and what happens when he and Zech encounter a bull?

2. What does Tobias find when he returns home after his second work experience with the Confederates?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Tobias and the Seminole Indians begin a lifelong friendship when they meet in a way that illustrates one of the book's main messages.

1) Describe how the MacIveys and the Seminoles first meet, the circumstances that cause the two families to cross paths, and why the events result in a respect between them both that last for three generations.

2) Analyze Tobias' character and explain what it is about his view of the world that contributes to his actions with the Seminoles.

Essay Topic 3

A Land Remembered chronicles three generations of the MacIvey family.

1) Compare and contrast Tobias with Zech and Sol, analyzing how they each viewed the world, and how they changed with each generation.

2) Describe three major similarities between Tobias, Zech, and Sol in how they choose to live their lives.

3) Describe three major differences between Tobias, Zech, and Sol in how they choose to live their lives.

4) Explain how the MacIveys' story comes full circle at the end of the book and what a possible future holds for the family's name and land.

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