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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. When does Sol leave the MacIvey homestead?

2. Where does Sol build his mansion?

3. How does Zech respond to Glenda's miscarriage?

4. How does Toby react to the land that Sol has purchased for his produce company?

5. What does Zech give to Toby before he leaves the Seminole camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Zech confide in Emma before the wedding?

2. What advice does Tobias give to Zech after the cows are slaughtered?

3. What is the contrasting way that Glenda and Zech react to Palm Beach?

4. How does Emma die, and what is Tobias' response?

5. Why does Sol decide to leave the MacIvey homestead?

6. When and how is Zech killed?

7. What news does Keith Tiger bring to Zech at the end of Chapter 34, and how does he respond?

8. How does Bonnie die?

9. How does Zech deal with the cattle rustlers in 1896?

10. How does Glenda suffer her first miscarriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

As Tobias learns about the amount of money being given for cows at Punta Rassa, he makes a crucial decision that has a lasting effect on his family's legacy.

1) Describe the MacIveys' first trip to Punta Rassa, how it is interrupted, the way both Tobias and Emma respond to it, and why Tobias is not discouraged after it.

2) Explain what happens on the second trip the MacIveys make to Punta Rassa, including the challenges they face, and Tobias' view throughout the trip.

3) Analyze the decision Tobias makes to pursue the market in Punta Rassa and its importance to the future of the MacIvey family.

Essay Topic 3

The issue of land rights becomes a major part of the story for the MacIveys. Provide several examples of how the theme of land, ownership, and preservation is portrayed in the book. In addition, include which characters it affects the most and why.

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