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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of their relatives do Mordecai and Amalia Marr join at the Alamo?
(a) Jim Bowie.
(b) Zave Campbell.
(c) William Travis.
(d) Davy Crockett.

2. The Quimper family comes from which state?
(a) Maryland.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Tennessee.

3. A group of people from the ______________________ is brought to settle the area around Bexar.
(a) Bahama Islands.
(b) Galapogos Islands.
(c) Canary Islands.
(d) Fiji Islands.

4. Which of the following do Mordecai and Amalia Marr NOT meet at the Alamo?
(a) Davy Crockett.
(b) Daniel Boone.
(c) James Bonham.
(d) Jim Bowie.

5. What year is it in Chapter I when Garcilaco travels to Mexico City?
(a) 1535.
(b) 1752.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1818.

6. What starts the siege at the Alamo?
(a) The Mexican soldiers infiltrated the fort.
(b) The men inside shoot the Mexican soldiers.
(c) The Mexican soldiers attacked at night.
(d) The men inside refuse to surrender.

7. What does the Texas governor want by the Sesquicentennial?
(a) A parade.
(b) A report.
(c) A folk festival.
(d) A statue.

8. When did the Franciscans build a teaching center?
(a) Late 1600s.
(b) Early 1700s.
(c) Mid 1800s.
(d) Early 1900s.

9. Which of Benito Garza's sisters does McNab marry?
(a) Adolfa.
(b) Josefina.
(c) Adriana.
(d) Maria.

10. Where had Finlay McNab studied?
(a) Oxford.
(b) St. Andrews.
(c) St. Albans.
(d) Cambridge.

11. How old is Garcilaco in Chapter I?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 10.

12. Which of the following is NOT a person to whom the man is introduced in the governor's office?
(a) Hugo Gonzalez.
(b) Lorena Cobb.
(c) Ransom Rusk.
(d) Lorenzo Quimper.

13. What happens to Father Clooney after he converts Finlay and Otto to Catholicism?
(a) He returns to Chicago.
(b) He is dragged by his horse.
(c) He dies in his sleep.
(d) He is wounded in a street brawl.

14. The requirement of Mexican law to get land resulted in many ___________________.
(a) Religious uprisings.
(b) Illegitimate children.
(c) Bigamist marriages.
(d) Murders.

15. Why is the man who is visiting the governor in Texas?
(a) He is buying real estate.
(b) He is to give a series of guest lectures.
(c) He is attending an inauguration.
(d) He is visiting relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Damian's assistant?

2. Ramon is the owner of El Codo, located outside ____________________.

3. Garcilaco loves to hear the men's stories and is interested in the Seven Cities of _________________.

4. How old is Garcilaco when his marriage is arranged?

5. On what date did Santa Anna's attack on the Alamo begin?

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