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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 'Steaders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is usually Angus's job on shearing day?
(a) Wrangler.
(b) Gate man.
(c) Tallman.
(d) Brander.

2. What is the name of the driver of the freight wagon that takes Angus and Rob to Gros Ventre?
(a) Bob.
(b) Herbert.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Andy.

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

4. How old was Angus when his father died?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

5. What does Varick drink at the Medicine Lodge when Angus goes to talk with Lucas about the national forest?
(a) Sarsparilla.
(b) Buttermilk.
(c) Root beer.
(d) Lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simile does Angus use to compare the darkness of the night on board ship?

2. How many children do Anna and Isaac have?

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

4. What type of jewelry does Anna wear to the dance at Angus's schoolhouse in 1897?

5. What winter does Toussaint call the winter they ate with the axe?

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