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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. Whom does the Task Force invite to each meeting?

3. Who kills Ramon?

4. What nationality is Finlay McNab?

5. Who is Friar Damian de Saldana's brother that is an officer in the army?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How many sons do Benita and Alvara have and which one will become important?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is The Kronk?

9. Why has the Governor of Texas put together a Task Force?

10. What were the beginnings of San Antonio as described by the author in Chapter II?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Lyndon Johnson. 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?

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