El Mesquite Exam

Where is the location of the new train station where the original landowner met his friends and the high officials of Nueva Espana during colonial times? Pg. 65

Agua Dulce

Emilio Barrera was the only survivor of the twelve men who stopped at the ranch of Mrs. Hisidro Benavidez. Which group of people was responsible for the deaths of the eleven other men while they slept? Page 2 of 2

Americas

What was the name of the location of the mesquite tree?

Benita's

What were the most noticeable signs of American progress toward the end of Chapter IX (Nine)?

Brand Moreno war with Mexico

What was the principal livelihood or occupation of the earliest Spanish settlers in Texas who "would make new settlements" according to the Spanish Fathers (priests)?

Cattle farmers

What did the Spaniards called the section of land in present-day South Texas? Which state government ruled Texas?

Coahuila

.Who was the old man who rode the buggy with long, white curly hair, also the sonin-law of the last Garcia master (property owner) in Chapter X (Ten)?

Don Santos

What was the Camino Real in Chapter IV (Four)?

Easy trading route (Kings Highway)

Where and when was Elena Zamora O'Shea born?

Hidalgo County, Tx 1880

In Chapter VI (Six), Mistress Carmencita told stories of which biblical figure? Whose face was stamped on a lowly woman's scarf?

Jew- Master Stamped

What was the name of the Indian tribe ?

Lionel Pahuas

What is the last name of the new landowner mentioned at the end of Chapter IX (Nine)?

Mr. Driscal

Which famous festival did Spanish settlers in Texas celebrate in the winter in Chapter III (Three)?

Nativity

.What did Indians gather while preparing for war against the smugglers in Chapter VIII (Eight)?

Peyote

Who was the first Spanish settler who called his place Agua Dulce near the mesquite tree in Chapter II (Two)?

Rafael Garcia

. According to the historian Andrés Tijerina's introduction, which conditions affected Elena Zamora O'Shea when she wrote her book?

Rancho Loharia Cardena,1880

According to master Rafael Garcia Salinas, which major war did he discuss while talking under the mesquite tree in Chapter IX (Nine)?

Spain

What was Elena Zamora O'Shea's occupation?

Teacher of public School in Texas

The introduction of barb wire fences reduced the size of the grazing range and helped bring the era of the great cattle drives to an end in Texas. What situation developed between sheepmen and cattlemen after all the countryside was covered with wire fences in Chapter X (Ten)? Pg.66-67

The wire cut their hides

A young woman rider named Anita Garcia approaches the old mesquite tree toward the end of Chapter XI (Eleven). Upon learning that the tree would be cut down for the building of a new railroad, she takes a picture of the old tree with a camera, and pulls out one sketch of her ancestor, Rafael Garcia, who was shown examining the best site for his ranch home in 1575. What does this situation represent or symbolize? Sample Short Essay Questions (1-2 paragraphs each)

There were railroad building in progress

Why did Pat and his family move to the city of Mier in Chapter VII (Seven)?

To Establish his residence at mier

What were the families of Pat Garcia and Carmencita Montemayor preparing to celebrate in Chapter V (Five)?

Wedding