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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. How does Zech die?

2. How does Glenda die?

3. Where does Sol build his mansion?

4. How does Zech respond to the blocked prairie that prohibits trespassing?

5. Where does Sol purchase his first piece of land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the contrast between Emma and Tobias on Zech's wedding day?

2. What news does Keith Tiger bring to Zech at the end of Chapter 34, and how does he respond?

3. What is the contrasting way that Glenda and Zech react to Palm Beach?

4. How has the price of cattle grown in 1892, and what important land decision does Zech make after the cattle drive?

5. Where do Sol and Bonnie live, and how does Sol store his money?

6. What happens when Sol and Toby meet for the second time?

7. How does Bonnie die?

8. How does Glenda die, and what advice does Zech give to Sol afterward?

9. When and how is Zech killed?

10. Why does Sol decide to leave the MacIvey homestead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tobias and the Seminole Indians begin a lifelong friendship when they meet in a way that illustrates one of the book's main messages.

1) Describe how the MacIveys and the Seminoles first meet, the circumstances that cause the two families to cross paths, and why the events result in a respect between them both that last for three generations.

2) Analyze Tobias' character and explain what it is about his view of the world that contributes to his actions with the Seminoles.

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

Describe the ongoing conflict with the cattle rustlers and the author's use of foreshadowing within the events. How does it first begin? What is the motive of the rustlers? How does Zech respond to them initially? What advice does Tobias give his son and why? How is Tobias' advice an example of foreshadowing? What later events complete the foreshadowing? Where and how does the conflict end? What does the reader learn about both Tobias and Zech during their battle with the cattle rustlers?

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