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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 teaches Varick to swim?

2. Where were the wool shears made that Rob showed Angus before Leftover Day?

3. During the winter of 1897 when George Frew went for some supplies, what did Adair ask him to get?

4. What does Angus scatter on the floor of the South Fork schoolhouse the night of the dance in 1897?

5. How long does Angus tell Adair that lambing season lasts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does it seem to Angus that sometimes he sees more of Scorpion than he sees of his new wife?

3. How does Varick do at school?

4. What does Gros Ventre look like in 1907?

5. How will the boundary of the national forest be delineated and patrolled?

6. What does Angus believe it will be like to add a second person to his household?

7. How are the prices of wool and lambs in 1897?

8. What does Rob have that he thinks will help him and Angus win a shearing contest in 1897?

9. Why is Angus glad to see it snow in May of 1899?

10. Why won't Anna marry Angus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Homesteaders come and settle on dry-land claims. Discuss these homesteaders and the problems they face.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Angus and Anna Ramsay.

Essay Topic 3

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

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