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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Task Force held in October of 1983 discusses which subject?

2. Garcilaco's master sells him to a friar named ____________________.

3. Where had Finlay McNab studied?

4. What starts the siege at the Alamo?

5. Those men who supported the Texas revolution were mostly _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author end each chapter in the book and what topic is addressed in this chapter?

3. What Native American and island people settle in the area that is to become San Antonio?

4. Explain why the missions in San Antonio had to be prepared to fend off Indian attacks.

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

6. Who is The Kronk?

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

8. What does Jubal Qimper establish at the Brazos River?

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

10. Who is Finlay McNab and how did he come to settle in Texas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the value that Michener's book has for preserving the heritage and culture of Texas. What value does it have for historians and students today? What value will you take away from this literary experience? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of religion--especially Catholicism--on the Texas prairie. Was there an increase in religious life because just living on the prairie was such a trying experience? What were the primary religions represented on the Texas frontier?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the process of breaking ground and planting crops. Which crops were experimented with by the homesteaders? Which crops became the staples for Texas homesteaders? Are those crops the primary crops for Texas yet today?

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