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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 Presidential administration meets with the exiled Santa Anna?

2. Black men in the army unit are known as __________________.

3. Who is Persifier's wife?

4. Yancey gives himself the military title of __________________.

5. The capital of Texas moved to _____________ in 1839.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is R.J. Poteet and what role does he play in the new town?

3. When does the Ku Klux Klan appear in Larkin County and which groups of people are most affected by their presence?

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

5. Why does Laurel Cobb have to face trial within the church?

6. Who is named the first U.S. Indian Agent?

7. Why does the speaker at the Task Force meeting think that Texas was greatly influenced by the South?

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

9. How does General Santa Anna deceive the U.S. government through a deal with the Polk administration?

10. Why do the Cobb women not tell their slaves about the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

TEXAS is a classic work of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the reasons for the Texas Revolution in 1836. Why was it an overwhelming loss for Texas? Who were some of the major figures fighting for Texas in the Revolution? Is their legacy worth their struggles?

Essay Topic 3

Who was your favorite fictional character in the book? Why? Who was your favorite nonfiction person in the book? Why?

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