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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 the following groups is NOT welcome in Larkin County after the arrival of the Ku Klux Klan?

2. Who is Persifier's wife?

3. Yancey gives himself the military title of __________________.

4. Peavine is chased out of the county because he is a troublemaker, but he returns and kills a _______________ named Parmenteer.

5. The Ku Klux Klan appears in Larken County in December of what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the U.S. troops finally get the Indians to move to the reservation?

3. Why does the Republic of Texas come to an end and on what date does that occur?

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

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

6. What would account for the brutality of the Texans during the Mexican War?

7. What role does slavery play in Texas prior to the Civil War?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region?

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