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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. When was the Starvation Winter as the Blackfeet called it?

2. Where does the ship that Rob and Angus are taking to America pick up Irish passengers?

3. How many sheep do Rob and Lucas have by the fall of 1896?

4. What year is Angus asked to teach school?

5. What does Anna Ramsay ask Angus to bring her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why in 1893, does the South Fork need a school teacher when the school year is close to beginning?

2. How did Lucas lose his hands?

3. Describe Anna Ramsay.

4. How does Angus describe the men that Judith had to choose from as a husband?

5. What did Angus's father's grandfather, Alexander McCaskill, help to build?

6. Why don't Rob and Angus eat some of their sheep during the long winter of early 1891?

7. In 1890, why does Rob say there will be a year of good luck when Angus comes inside near midnight?

8. How do Rob and Angus claim the land that they want to homestead?

9. What are the benefits and problems of raising sheep?

10. When Rob becomes interested in Nancy, how does Lucas solve that problem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Angus is forced to spend time alone at the homestead while Varick is in school and Adair stays with him. Discuss how and why Angus struggles with his time alone.

Essay Topic 2

In 1890, Angus and Rob choose the land that they are going to homestead. Discuss homestead claims relating to the legalities of homesteading and the homesteads that Rob and Angus choose.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the climate and weather in western Montana where Angus and Rob homestead and how the weather and climate affect their lives.

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