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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. What river does the Cow Cavalry drive the cattle across?

2. What does the old man warn Tobias about the swamp area?

3. Besides coons, what does Tobias kill for the family to live on in the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What color is the marshtackie that Zech finds?

5. How much is Tobias paid for his work on the cattle drive with the Cow Cavalry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tobias find when he returns home after his second work experience with the Confederates?

2. Where does Zech meet Glenda, and what is Emma's advice to him?

3. What gift does Zech find in the pen, and how do the MacIveys choose to name their new animals?

4. What happens during the second time Tobias is recruited to work for the Confederates?

5. What does Solomon ask Toby in the beginning of the book, and what is Toby's response?

6. How does Zech eat his first beef roast, and what keeps Tobias awake after the meal?

7. Where do the MacIveys go after their home is burned down and how do they settle there?

8. How is Tobias recruited by the Confederates, and where do they drive the cattle?

9. What happens to Willie and James, and how does Tobias react?

10. How do the MacIvey family and the Seminole Indians meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses nature to parallel the lives of the MacIvey family in A Land Remembered.

1) Describe three examples of how nature is used to illustrate the cycle of life within the MacIveys.

2) Explain how the setting corresponds to the events that take place throughout the course of the MacIveys' lives.

Essay Topic 2

The issue of land rights becomes a major part of the story for the MacIveys. Provide several examples of how the theme of land, ownership, and preservation is portrayed in the book. In addition, include which characters it affects the most and why.

Essay Topic 3

The custard-apple forest represents a turning point for both Tobias and Zech.

1) Describe the role of the custard-apple forest when it is first introduced and how the timing of its introduction is significant.

2) Explain the changes that are going on in Tobias's life that are displayed by the time spent in the custard-apple forest. What changes is his life getting ready to take that he might not be prepared for?

3) Describe Zech's place in the MacIvey family and in the story when he becomes trapped in the custard-apple forest. What future conflict does it signify for him?

4) Explain what eventually happens to the custard-apple forest and how it relates to the main theme of the book.

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