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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ramon's granddaughter?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Amora.
(c) Paloma.
(d) Delmar.

2. A/An ____________________ Indian named Kronk befriends the Quimpers.
(a) Lakota.
(b) Karankawa.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Apache.

3. What year is it in Chapter I when Garcilaco travels to Mexico City?
(a) 1535.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1752.
(d) 1864.

4. Which of the following is NOT a person to whom the man is introduced in the governor's office?
(a) Ransom Rusk.
(b) Lorenzo Quimper.
(c) Lorena Cobb.
(d) Hugo Gonzalez.

5. Who is the man that is summoned to the Texas governor's office?
(a) Dr. Bristol.
(b) Dr. Benton.
(c) Dr. Barlow.
(d) Dr. Bennigan.

6. How old is Garcilaco when his marriage is arranged?
(a) 33.
(b) 27.
(c) 21.
(d) 38.

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

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

9. McNab learns that the papers for the land he paid ________________________ for are not legitimate.
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Two thousand dollars.

10. Whom does the Task Force invite to each meeting?
(a) A student.
(b) A politician.
(c) A scholar.
(d) A banker.

11. Who is Friar Damian de Saldana's brother that is an officer in the army?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Avara.
(c) Cruz.
(d) Pedro.

12. On what date did Santa Anna's attack on the Alamo begin?
(a) March 4, 1836.
(b) April 19, 1836.
(c) September 15, 1836.
(d) February 5, 1836.

13. What river do Avara and Frey Damian cross during their inspections?
(a) The Pecos River.
(b) The Colorado River.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Rio Grande River.

14. How old is Garcilaco in Chapter I?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 19.

15. Dr. Herman Carter attends the Task Force meeting and talks about ______________________.
(a) Education.
(b) Mining.
(c) Problems along the border.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Texas governor want by the Sesquicentennial?

2. Why had Ramon tried to kill Mordacai Marr?

3. What is Simon Garza's profession?

4. The Quimpers settle in an area of which river?

5. Who is appointed as the chairman of the Task Force?

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