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

2. Why does Laurel face trial within his church?
(a) He has been seen with another man's wife.
(b) He has taken money from the church coffers.
(c) He is accused of encouraging women to dance.
(d) He does not make his children attend church services.

3. Earnshaw Rusk is a Quaker from which state?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Michigan.

4. Which general is sent to Texas to protect the Texas border?
(a) General Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) General Douglas MacArthur.
(c) General Zachary Taylor.
(d) General Robert E. Lee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The colonel assigned to Fort Sam Garner and his men rescue _________________ who had been captured by the Indians.

2. Who is Emma's son?

3. Laurel Cobb's cotton crop is ruined by __________________.

4. Colonel ___________________ is assigned to Fort Sam Garner and leads several raids against the Comanche Indians.

5. Where is Santa Anna living in exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What law enforcement group does Otto join and whom is he supposed to capture?

2. Why does the speaker at the Task Force meeting think that Texas was greatly influenced by the South?

3. Why do Todd and Maggie Morrison move to Texas and how successful are they at adapting?

4. How did the Indians feel about President Polk's Peace Policy?

5. How did the U.S. troops finally get the Indians to move to the reservation?

6. How does General Santa Anna deceive the U.S. government through a deal with the Polk administration?

7. What is Benito Garza's opinion of the Mexican War and why would he feel this way?

8. What year is it in Chapter XII and what is the composition of Texas rural areas to city areas?

9. What responsibilities does Earnshaw assume for the town and what is it eventually named?

10. How do Agent Talbot's feelings about Muzquiz' immigration different from how he feels about El Lobo?

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