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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 person that Angus dances with at the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897?

2. Who helps Angus clean the school room for a dance in 1897?

3. When Angus comes home late from trying to persuade Ninian to buy some books for the school, what does Adair break?

4. From where is the minister from who marries Angus and Adair?

5. How many people does the city of Valier hope to have eventually?

Short Essay Questions

1. What toast does Rob give Angus when he marries Adair?

2. Why won't Anna marry Angus?

3. Why does Angus have to receive coal on Sunday for the schoolhouse?

4. Why does Stanley Meixell come to Montana?

5. What answer does Anna give Angus when he asks her to marry him at the end of the school year?

6. How does Angus describe Margaret and Peter Ramsey?

7. Whose well-being did Rob have in mind when he suggested that Angus get groceries?

8. When Rob and Angus eat supper with Toussaint and his family, where does everyone eat?

9. What history does Toussaint tell Rob and Angus about Badger Creek?

10. In June of 1897, why does Rob ask Angus to take an excursion with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Angus becomes the South Fork teacher, he faces some challenges. Discuss the challenges Angus faces as teacher at South Fork.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the influenza epidemic and how it affected Scotch Heaven.

Essay Topic 3

Rob and Angus learn that trying to control a thousand sheep on a new range is like trying to herd water. Discuss pros and cons of sheep herding.

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