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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Garcilaco and his wife find of Marcos' after Marcos dies?
(a) Hidden gold.
(b) Former wives.
(c) Illegitimate children.
(d) Property deeds.

2. Which of their relatives do Mordecai and Amalia Marr join at the Alamo?
(a) Davy Crockett.
(b) William Travis.
(c) Zave Campbell.
(d) Jim Bowie.

3. What does Dr. Barlow anticipate among the members of the Task Force?
(a) Donations.
(b) Dinners.
(c) Friendships.
(d) Conflicts.

4. What happens to Father Clooney after he converts Finlay and Otto to Catholicism?
(a) He is wounded in a street brawl.
(b) He is dragged by his horse.
(c) He dies in his sleep.
(d) He returns to Chicago.

5. What is the requirement of the governor's wishes?
(a) It should memorialize a famous Texan.
(b) It should be a good Public Relations vehicle for Texas.
(c) It should generate revenue for Texas.
(d) It should teach children about Texas.

6. What is unique about the Task Force members?
(a) They are all politicians.
(b) They are philanthropists.
(c) They are all educators.
(d) They have a long family history in Texas.

7. With which general does Garcilaco go on an expedition?
(a) General Mendoza.
(b) General Valdez.
(c) General Coronado.
(d) General Navarro.

8. Where had Finlay McNab studied?
(a) Oxford.
(b) St. Albans.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) St. Andrews.

9. In 1558, Marcos arranges a marriage between Garcilaco and ____________________.
(a) Maria Victoria.
(b) Elena Gonzalez.
(c) Dolores Vasquez.
(d) Maria Cruz.

10. A group of people from the ______________________ is brought to settle the area around Bexar.
(a) Bahama Islands.
(b) Fiji Islands.
(c) Canary Islands.
(d) Galapogos Islands.

11. Who tells Finlay McNab about how to obtain land in America?
(a) A riverboat owner.
(b) A traveling salesman.
(c) A minister.
(d) A mercantile owner.

12. Benito Garza feels thinks that the Alamo will last ________________ days if it is under siege.
(a) 5-6.
(b) 3-4.
(c) 0.
(d) 1-2.

13. Frey Damian receives permission to try to convert the ____________________.
(a) Lakota.
(b) Cherokees.
(c) Apaches.
(d) Comanches.

14. How old is Ramon, son of Alvara and Benita, in Chapter III?
(a) 52.
(b) 21.
(c) 13.
(d) 66.

15. What is an auto-de-fe?
(a) A harvest festival.
(b) A public penance ritual.
(c) A steamship.
(d) A crop rotation method.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in Chapter I when Garcilaco travels to Mexico City?

2. Which of the following do Mordecai and Amalia Marr NOT meet at the Alamo?

3. General Santa Anna began his march from Saltillo on January 26, ________________.

4. Who kills Ramon?

5. Why had Ramon tried to kill Mordacai Marr?

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