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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. Whom does Trinidad eventually marry?

2. The Task Force held in October of 1983 discusses which subject?

3. What is a mestizo?

4. Who is the first son born to Alvara and Benita?

5. Who marries Avara?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Finlay McNab's first family?

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

3. Why did the Methodist Qimpers experience religious conflict when settling in Texas?

4. Why has the Governor of Texas put together a Task Force?

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

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

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

8. Why does Ramon want Trinidad to marry a Spaniard from Spain?

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

10. Who was appointed the chairman of the Task Force and where were the meetings to be held?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was your favorite fictional character in the book? Why? Who was your favorite nonfiction person in the book? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of General Santa Anna. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the process of breaking ground and planting crops. Which crops were experimented with by the homesteaders? Which crops became the staples for Texas homesteaders? Are those crops the primary crops for Texas yet today?

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