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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Rob's Uncle's mine located?
(a) Gros Ventre.
(b) Helena.
(c) Great Falls.
(d) Billings.

2. How old are Rob and Angus when they leave Scotland?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

3. In early 1891, where does Rob think they can get more hay if they add another thousand sheep to their flock?
(a) Spedderson.
(b) Erskine.
(c) Duff.
(d) Frew.

4. When Angus left Scotland, how long had it been since Alexander McCaskill helped to build a lighthouse?
(a) 80 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 100 years.

5. What do Rob and Judith name their first child?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Martha.
(d) Linda.

6. Near where does the steward have the passengers throw their straw mattresses overboard?
(a) Montauk.
(b) Sandy Hook.
(c) Bay Shore.
(d) Freeport.

7. How many acres can a homesteader claim?
(a) 160.
(b) 200.
(c) 260.
(d) 300.

8. When do Rob and Angus leave for America?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1888.

9. What type of a church is in Gros Ventre?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Methodist.

10. What is the name of Rob's uncle's mine?
(a) Granite Mountain.
(b) Great Maybe.
(c) Silver Bell.
(d) Last Chance.

11. Where did the founder of Gros Ventre come from and go back to?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Michigan.

12. From what town in Scotland did Anna Ramsay and her family come from?
(a) Brechin.
(b) Keithock.
(c) Careston.
(d) Netherton.

13. What type of trees does Angus see when the storm lets up as they are traveling to Gros Ventre?
(a) Poplar.
(b) Ash.
(c) Cottonwood.
(d) Pine.

14. How much do the passengers have to pay for mattress, tin, and soap on board ship?
(a) 2 shillings.
(b) 5 shillings.
(c) 3 shillings.
(d) 4 shillings.

15. When some of the children are late for school the first day that Angus teaches, which of the children gives an excuse for their tardiness?
(a) Jimmy Spedderson.
(b) Betsy Frew.
(c) Susan Duff.
(d) Davie Erskine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that Rob and Angus take to America?

2. What year is Angus asked to teach school?

3. What subject do Angus and most of his pupils struggle to learn together?

4. What Indian tribe lives north of Gros Ventre?

5. What is a horse and cart conveying when the horse falls into the water near the Greenock dock?

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