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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 drovers are there to help Tobias and Henry drive the cattle?

2. What sounds keep Tobias awake the night after the family eats the beef roast?

3. What happens the first time Tobias and Zech encounter the bull?

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

5. At what pace do Tobias and Zech drive the cows to the Seminoles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where do Tobias, Emma, and Zech migrate to Florida from, and how is their initial few years in the new state?

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

7. What is another prospect that Tobias is told about in Chapter 15 and how does it work out?

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 the MacIvey family's cattle business, and how does the second encounter with the bull take place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Zech and Glenda's marriage. How do they first meet? What is the difference between the two families they come from? How is Emma a source of knowledge for Zech throughout his marriage? How is Emma confided in by both Zech and Glenda? What secrets do Zech and Glenda keep from each other, and what are each one's reasons for keeping them?

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

Both Tobias and Emma change as a result of the success the family enjoys from the cattle and orange businesses. Using the entire book to provide examples, analyze the way each one of them changes, as well as the similarities and differences in their response to success.

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