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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. How many months is it before the MacIveys settle near the Kissimmee River?

2. What does Tobias want to trade for supplies at the trading post?

3. What river does the Cow Cavalry drive the cattle across?

4. What letters are on top of the LaFlorida Hotel?

5. What problem does Emma solve for Tobias, pertaining to the orange trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Zech meet Glenda, and what is Emma's advice to him?

2. What year does A Land Remembered begin and what is the setting?

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

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

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

6. What happens when the MacIveys finally reach Punta Rassa?

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

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

9. Why do Willie and James travel so far to get cows from Tobias, and what does he charge them for the cattle?

10. What does Solomon ask Toby in the beginning of the book, and what is Toby's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author uses nature to parallel the lives of the MacIvey family in A Land Remembered.

1) Describe three examples of how nature is used to illustrate the cycle of life within the MacIveys.

2) Explain how the setting corresponds to the events that take place throughout the course of the MacIveys' lives.

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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