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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 more miscarriages has Glenda suffered by 1888?

2. How long ago did Tawana die, according to what Keith Tiger tells Zech?

3. Besides wolves, what does the MacIvey family face on Glenda's first cattle drive?

4. What does the medicine man in the Seminole village use to remove the bullet?

5. When is Zech's son, Solomon, born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes have happened for the MacIveys when Chapter 29 begins in 1888?

2. What happens when Sol and Toby meet for the second time?

3. Where do Sol and Bonnie live, and how does Sol store his money?

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

5. How does Glenda die, and what advice does Zech give to Sol afterward?

6. What is the contrast between Emma and Tobias on Zech's wedding day?

7. What happens during Glenda's first cattle drive with the MacIveys?

8. How does Tobias die?

9. When and how is Zech killed?

10. How is the MacIvey story brought full circle in the way the book ends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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