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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Klan whips a man named __________________, he visits Floyd Rusk the next day.
(a) Kane.
(b) Kunte.
(c) Kimbro.
(d) Kongo.

2. Who is one of the Ku Klux Klan leaders in Larkin County?
(a) Floyd Rusk.
(b) Otto McNab.
(c) Laurel Cobb.
(d) Hector Garza.

3. Who is Persifier's wife?
(a) Elizabeth Ann.
(b) Margaret Sue.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Tessa Mae.

4. Colonel Persifier ______________ decides to leave the army after the Mexican War.
(a) Caleb.
(b) Cobb.
(c) Clayton.
(d) Cowan.

5. Under President ___________________, a new Peace Policy regarding the Indians was implemented in 1869.
(a) Grant.
(b) Coolidge.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Harding.

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

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

8. Comanche Chief _____________ holds a war council and decides to attack the settlement in #124.
(a) Matark.
(b) Geronimo.
(c) Red Cloud.
(d) Tecumseh.

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

10. What is Earnshaw Rusk's job?
(a) To annihilate the Indians.
(b) To convert the Indians to Judaism.
(c) To educate the Indians.
(d) To get the Indians to move to reservations.

11. Which Presidential administration meets with the exiled Santa Anna?
(a) Harding.
(b) Polk.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Lincoln.

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

13. Whom does the first president of Texas marry?
(a) Maria Bello.
(b) Betsy Belle.
(c) Magda Bowen.
(d) Sally Beale.

14. In Chapter XII, what is the largest city in Texas?
(a) Houston.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Austin.
(d) Dallas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sam Houston resign as governor of Texas?

2. Which of the following is NOT in the same unit serving under General Lee?

3. Who gives the Rusks money to pay the bank when they can't make a mortgage payment?

4. Benito Garza becomes a ___________________.

5. The Rust settlement gives the remaining Comanches permission to hunt ________________.

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