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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does common report say Isaac Reese's nationality was?
(a) Norwegian.
(b) Danish.
(c) Finnish.
(d) Swedish.

3. How old is Rob's sister, Adair, when he leaves for America?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. When do Rob and Angus leave for America?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1888.

5. When Angus left Scotland, how long had it been since Alexander McCaskill helped to build a lighthouse?
(a) 80 years.
(b) 70 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 60 years.

6. When does a chinook arrive in1891?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) April.

7. From what town in Scotland did Anna Ramsay and her family come from?
(a) Brechin.
(b) Careston.
(c) Netherton.
(d) Keithock.

8. How long after Rob's father dies does his mother also die?
(a) 18 months.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) 3 years.
(d) About two years.

9. How many houses are in the North Folk valley by the end of 1891?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

10. What is the name of Rob's uncle's mine?
(a) Last Chance.
(b) Granite Mountain.
(c) Silver Bell.
(d) Great Maybe.

11. When do Angus and Rob learn that Lucas has sent money to Scotland for Christmas 1889?
(a) January 1890.
(b) October 1890.
(c) February 1890.
(d) November 1890.

12. What do Rob and Judith name their first child?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Martha.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Linda.

13. What was the name of the teacher who taught before Angus takes over the classroom at South Fork?
(a) Miss Barclay.
(b) Miss Milgrim.
(c) Miss Davis.
(d) Miss Wyatt.

14. What type of trees does Angus see when the storm lets up as they are traveling to Gros Ventre?
(a) Cottonwood.
(b) Pine.
(c) Poplar.
(d) Ash.

15. Whose portraits hang in the South Fork school?
(a) Washington and Lincoln.
(b) Lincoln and Harrison.
(c) Washington and Jefferson.
(d) Adams and Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When some of the children are late for school the first day that Angus teaches, which of the children gives an excuse for their tardiness?

2. When do Rob and Judith marry?

3. Near where does the steward have the passengers throw their straw mattresses overboard?

4. What did Alexander McCaskill, Angus's great-grandfather, help to build?

5. What is the name of the ship that Rob and Angus take to America?

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