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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. Whom does the Task Force invite to each meeting?

2. At Ayish Bayou, Father Clooney officiates at a _________________.

3. The Quimpers settle in an area of which river?

4. Whom does Benito spot and urge to run away prior to the massacre at Goliad?

5. Who is appointed as the chairman of the Task Force?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Ramon do when he learns that Trinidad is interested in Domingo Garza?

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

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

8. What was the reason for so many bigamist marriages in Texas?

9. What happens to Finlay McNab's first family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What positions, other than wife and mother, did most Texas prairie women hold? What was expected of a prairie woman by others? What expectations did she place on herself? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply TEXAS? What was he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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