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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 does Zech respond to the blocked prairie that prohibits trespassing?

2. Where does Zech hire the men to help him deal with the cattle rustlers?

3. How old is Sol in 1892?

4. How many cows do the MacIveys have in 1892 when they reach Punta Rassa?

5. When is Bonnie killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the exciting things happening for the MacIvey family in February of 1880?

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

3. How has the price of cattle grown in 1892, and what important land decision does Zech make after the cattle drive?

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

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

6. What news does Tawanda have for Zech on his visit to the Seminole village after the cattle drive?

7. How does Tobias die?

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

9. What event in 1892 causes Tobias to wonder about the future of the cattle driving business?

10. How does Glenda suffer her first miscarriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the ongoing conflict with the cattle rustlers and the author's use of foreshadowing within the events. How does it first begin? What is the motive of the rustlers? How does Zech respond to them initially? What advice does Tobias give his son and why? How is Tobias' advice an example of foreshadowing? What later events complete the foreshadowing? Where and how does the conflict end? What does the reader learn about both Tobias and Zech during their battle with the cattle rustlers?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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