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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. Which of Benito Garza's sisters does McNab marry?

2. How old is Ramon, son of Alvara and Benita, in Chapter III?

3. How old is Garcilaco in Chapter I?

4. What is Simon Garza's profession?

5. Dr. Herman Carter attends the Task Force meeting and talks about ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which women do Zave Campbell and Finlay McNab marry in Texas?

3. Who is The Kronk?

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

5. Who was appointed the chairman of the Task Force and where were the meetings to be held?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Explain how a Texas frontier town was established. Where was it most likely to be located? What were the typical establishments in a frontier town? Why were frontier towns so volatile?

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