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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Father Francis Xavier Clooney tells the Quimpers that they will get no land in Texas unless _______________________.
(a) They donate to the church.
(b) They stake a claim.
(c) They register in the capital.
(d) They convert to Catholicism.

2. Garcilaco's master says they must deliver their goods to _____________________.
(a) San Jose.
(b) Guadalajara.
(c) Acapulco.
(d) Ixtapa.

3. What do Garcilaco and his wife find of Marcos' after Marcos dies?
(a) Illegitimate children.
(b) Hidden gold.
(c) Former wives.
(d) Property deeds.

4. Who marries Avara?
(a) Abilena.
(b) Benita.
(c) Juana.
(d) Juanita.

5. What river do Avara and Frey Damian cross during their inspections?
(a) The Rio Grande River.
(b) The Mississippi River.
(c) The Pecos River.
(d) The Colorado River.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1558, Marcos arranges a marriage between Garcilaco and ____________________.

2. What is Simon Garza's profession?

3. D'Zmbreuze is killed while protecting Trinidad from ______________________.

4. Those men who supported the Texas revolution were mostly _______________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the seven cultural inheritances that make up Texas?

2. Who is Garcilaco and what is his role in Chapter I?

3. What are the underlying reasons for the Texas move toward independence?

4. What were the beginnings of San Antonio as described by the author in Chapter II?

5. Who is The Kronk?

6. How does Benito help Otto prior to the prisoner executions at Goliad?

7. What Native American and island people settle in the area that is to become San Antonio?

8. How many sons do Benita and Alvara have and which one will become important?

9. How does the author end each chapter in the book and what topic is addressed in this chapter?

10. Who is Finlay McNab and how did he come to settle in Texas?

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