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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. Who kills Benito Garza during a raid on his ranch in Mexico?

2. Who is Laurel Cobb's wife?

3. Who is one of the Ku Klux Klan leaders in Larkin County?

4. When the Klan whips a man named __________________, he visits Floyd Rusk the next day.

5. What is Earnshaw Rusk's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Earnshaw and Emma go about building a town?

2. Why do so many people seem to move to Texas between 1928 and 1968? Who are two famous political men who came from Texas?

3. How does Yancey come to own the ten thousand acres owned by the Garza women?

4. What law enforcement group does Otto join and whom is he supposed to capture?

5. How do Agent Talbot's feelings about Muzquiz' immigration different from how he feels about El Lobo?

6. Why do new Texas residents like Persifier and Somerset Cobb decide to side with the South in the Civil War?

7. Who are the first residents of Fort Sam Garner and why do they want to develop a town?

8. What year is it in Chapter XII and what is the composition of Texas rural areas to city areas?

9. What years did the Mexican War take place and why is there such lingering hatred between the Texans and Mexicans at this time?

10. Why do Todd and Maggie Morrison move to Texas and how successful are they at adapting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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