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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 kill to provide Zech with the first beef he has ever eaten?

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

3. What does Tobias do to the cowboys after hearing that they hung the Indians?

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

5. When is Tobias able to build a house for his family to live in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How long is Tobias away with the Cow Cavalry, and what do Emma and Zech defend themselves against while he is gone?

7. What events take place for Tobias and Zech at the Seminole village and how do they present a conflict for them?

8. 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?

9. What is the Cow Cavalry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Zech's relationship with Tawanda. How did it begin? What are Zech's reasons for continuing to have a relationship with Tawanda after he is married? Do his actions contradict the way his father lived his life? How does Tawanda die? Why does Zech feel guilty about her death? What statement could the author be trying to make by having her die this way?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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