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

2. At the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897, who says that he brought the Ramsey along to translate?

3. In 1897, what books does Angus try to persuade Ninian to buy?

4. How many cows does Meitzel allow Williamson to graze in the national forest?

5. What is the name of Toussaint's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Varick do at school?

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

3. What is Leftover Day?

4. Does seeing Anna unattainable heal Angus's pang for her or make it worse?

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

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

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

8. What does Gros Ventre look like in 1907?

9. Why does Stanley Meixell come to Montana?

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

Discuss Angus's and Adair's marriage.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

When Angus begins teaching at South Fork, the boys keep knocking over the girls' outhouse. Discuss why the boys begin knocking over the outhouse and how Angus stops them from knocking it over.

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