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

2. How many graduate students will help the Task Force?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. The Quimper family comes from which state?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

4. To what U.S. city did Finlay McNab flee when he got into trouble with the law in Bristol, England?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Charleston.
(d) New York.

5. Which of the following do Mordecai and Amalia Marr NOT meet at the Alamo?
(a) James Bonham.
(b) Jim Bowie.
(c) Daniel Boone.
(d) Davy Crockett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man is instrumental in the capture of Santa Anna?

2. Who is Ramon's granddaughter?

3. Who is Damian's assistant?

4. What is Simon Garza's profession?

5. Who is McNab's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many sons do Benita and Alvara have and which one will become important?

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

3. What are the seven cultural inheritances that make up Texas?

4. Why has the Governor of Texas put together a Task Force?

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

6. Benito sides with General Santa Anna and rides to the Alamo. What happens to start the siege there?

7. Why does following your own conscience regarding a rebellion create such conflict among friends and family?

8. Who were the members of the governor's Task Force and why were they chosen?

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

10. Why does Ramon want Trinidad to marry a Spaniard from Spain?

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