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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yancey Quimper acquires control of which type of business?
(a) Bank.
(b) Boot making.
(c) Ranch.
(d) Mercantile.

2. The Mexican army retreats after a few battles at ___________________.
(a) Vera Cruz.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Buena Vista.

3. What year is it in Chapter XII?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1899.

4. Earnshaw dies from complications following ____________________.
(a) A near drowning.
(b) Being stomped by a horse.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A knife wound.

5. Which family is the first to move into one of the abandoned houses at the fort to make a town?
(a) The James Kerrigan family.
(b) The Otto McNab family.
(c) The Ernst Klopfer family.
(d) The Frank Yeager family.

6. The man, who was caught in 1961 trying to illegally cross the border, manages to cross the U.S. Border again and lives in which Texas community?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Waco.
(c) Midland.
(d) Levelland.

7. Whom does Earnshaw Rust marry?
(a) Emma Seames.
(b) Emma Larkin.
(c) Elizabeth Morton.
(d) Suzanne Malvern.

8. Which one of the Allerkamp daughters does Otto McNab marry?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Zara.
(c) Franziska.
(d) Helga.

9. Which Indians were responsible for mass burning and killing at San Antonio?
(a) Lakotas.
(b) Cherokees.
(c) Apaches.
(d) Comanches.

10. Which states does President Polk want to buy from Mexico to add them to the union?
(a) Arizona and New Mexico.
(b) California and Colorado.
(c) California and Arizona.
(d) California and New Mexico.

11. Why does Beth Morrison have problems in school in Texas?
(a) She started in the middle of the year.
(b) She has a really strong accent.
(c) She is constantly reminded that she is not a native Texan.
(d) She didn't have some of the basic subjects.

12. Who is Laurel Cobb's wife?
(a) Lizzella.
(b) Jo Ellen.
(c) Sue Beth.
(d) Maggie Su.

13. A black man and Floyd Rusk go into the _____________ business together.
(a) Cotton.
(b) Oil.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Railroad.

14. Why does Sam Houston resign as governor of Texas?
(a) He refuses to accept the Confederacy.
(b) He is retirement age.
(c) His health is failing.
(d) He wants to run for U.S. President.

15. What is the nickname for Maria de la Luz?
(a) Mar de la Lopez.
(b) Lucha Lopez.
(c) Lupe Luz.
(d) Mattie Luz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Persifier's wife?

2. Earnshaw Rusk is named as United States Indian Agent at _______________________.

3. Why does Yancey Quimper withdraw from the political race?

4. Yancey gives himself the military title of __________________.

5. Which Texan becomes both Vice President and President of the United States?

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