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

2. How many cultural inheritance groups are there in Texas?

3. What does Dr. Barlow anticipate among the members of the Task Force?

4. Who is one of the first men killed at the battle of the Alamo?

5. The Quimper family comes from which state?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is The Kronk?

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

5. Explain why the missions in San Antonio had to be prepared to fend off Indian attacks.

6. What does Ramon do when he learns that Trinidad is interested in Domingo Garza?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

TEXAS is a classic work of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply TEXAS? What was he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 3

What positions, other than wife and mother, did most Texas prairie women hold? What was expected of a prairie woman by others? What expectations did she place on herself? Explain.

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