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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. Where are the ships heading as the Federal Troops are intercepting them?

2. Where does Zech meet Glenda?

3. What attacks the cows in the swamp area?

4. Where does the MacIvey family head after their home is burned down?

5. How long does the construction of the MacIvey's first primitive house in Florida take?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What has happened at the trading post in St. Johns River to cause such a shortage in supplies, and what is the result of Tobias' trip there?

9. 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?

10. What is the Cow Cavalry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In A Land Remembered, the author uses time as a way to tell the story of the MacIvey family.

1) Describe how flashbacks are used and why they are effective in the book by providing examples and your interpretation of Smith's intentions.

2) Explain how time lapses are included, when they are the most significant, and what the gaps in time add to the story.

Essay Topic 2

Describe three uses of symbolism in A Land Remembered. For each example, explain when it used, its significance to the overall theme of the book, and what the author is symbolizing.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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