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

2. Who is Jubal Quimpers' son?
(a) Dane.
(b) Colin.
(c) Miller.
(d) Yancey.

3. How many people are in the Quimper family heading for Texas in Chapter IV?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. In what town did the Franciscans build a teaching center?
(a) Ixtapa.
(b) Zacatecons.
(c) Puebla.
(d) Merida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a mestizo?

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

3. In what city is the man visiting the governor?

4. Which of the following do Mordecai and Amalia Marr NOT meet at the Alamo?

5. What do the Quimpers establish at their settlement?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which women do Zave Campbell and Finlay McNab marry in Texas?

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

5. What does Jubal Qimper establish at the Brazos River?

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

7. Where does the Qimper family come from and where do they settle in Texas?

8. What good fortune does Garcilaco have after the death of Frey Marcos

9. How old is Ramon in Chapter III and who is his only remaining family member?

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

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