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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 causes the trip back from Punta Rassa to be slower in Chapter 32?

2. Why does Emma recommend going another way when they face the blocked prairie?

3. How does Emma feel about Zech's plan for the land?

4. How many men are standing in Tobias' way during a cattle drive at the end of Chapter 28?

5. How often is Zech planning on purchasing orange trees from Fort Dallas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Zech see Tawanda for the second time?

3. What events change Sol's mind about land development?

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

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

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

7. How does Bonnie die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the advice that Zech gives to Sol after Glenda dies. What are his reasons for the warning he gives Sol? Use the book as a reference to provide examples that explain why Zech looks at life the way he does at this point in the story. How does Sol follow his father's advice in his own life? Do you agree with the advice given by Zech? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the events that lead to Willie and James' death. Why do they travel to see Tobias? What is it about the laws that cause them to seek cows from the MacIvey family? What is ironic about the way they die, considering they are trying to follow the law? Also, include how Tobias responds to the deaths and what it depicts in his character.

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