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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 'Steaders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which winter do Rob and Angus suffer a bad loss during a three-day blizzard?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1907.

2. How old was Angus when his mother died?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

3. What does Varick drink at the Medicine Lodge when Angus goes to talk with Lucas about the national forest?
(a) Buttermilk.
(b) Sarsparilla.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Root beer.

4. How old is Varick when Angus finds him down under the workhorses at their oat trough?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. How many cows does Meitzel allow Williamson to graze in the national forest?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres can a homesteader claim?

2. Who is the first person that Angus dances with at the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897?

3. What simile does Angus use to compare the darkness of the night on board ship?

4. What is the name of a town that is built by irrigation?

5. What type of meat does Toussaint's wife fix for Rob and Angus?

(see the answer key)

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