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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 requirement of Mexican law to get land resulted in many ___________________.

2. What year is it in Chapter I when Garcilaco travels to Mexico City?

3. Benito Garza decides to side with __________________ in the revolution.

4. Finlay McNab worked as a merchant husbandman near ______________________.

5. What happens to Father Clooney after he converts Finlay and Otto to Catholicism?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Garcilaco decide after traveling and listening to the stories of Cabeza and Esteban?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the drive it took to be a Texas homesteader. What did it require? Who were the best candidates for homesteading?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of General Santa Anna. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?

Essay Topic 3

Conflict takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of much of the conflict? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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