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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following do the Quimpers NOT experience as they travel across Texas?
(a) Honey..
(b) Rye.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Oats.

3. Father Francis Xavier Clooney tells the Quimpers that they will get no land in Texas unless _______________________.
(a) They register in the capital.
(b) They donate to the church.
(c) They stake a claim.
(d) They convert to Catholicism.

4. What is Simon Garza's profession?
(a) Farrier.
(b) Cook.
(c) Mason.
(d) Carpenter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1558, Marcos arranges a marriage between Garcilaco and ____________________.

3. What is the requirement of the governor's wishes?

4. Ramon is the owner of El Codo, located outside ____________________.

5. Why is the man who is visiting the governor in Texas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the beginnings of San Antonio as described by the author in Chapter II?

2. Who was appointed the chairman of the Task Force and where were the meetings to be held?

3. Why did the Methodist Qimpers experience religious conflict when settling in Texas?

4. Where does the Qimper family come from and where do they settle in Texas?

5. What good fortune does Garcilaco have after the death of Frey Marcos

6. How does Benito help Otto prior to the prisoner executions at Goliad?

7. How old is Ramon in Chapter III and who is his only remaining family member?

8. Who is Garcilaco and what is his role in Chapter I?

9. What are the underlying reasons for the Texas move toward independence?

10. Explain the irony of Ramon's actions to keep Trinidad from Domingo Garza.

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