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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Starvation Winter as the Blackfeet called it?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1892.

2. What subject do Angus and most of his pupils struggle to learn together?
(a) Spelling.
(b) Geography.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) History.

3. How old was Angus when his mother died?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

4. How much larger is Montana than Scotland?
(a) 6 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 4 times.

5. What is the name of the horse that falls into the water and drowns as Rob and Angus are boarding a ship for America?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Flicka.
(c) Misty.
(d) Maisie.

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

7. What is the subject in which the Findlaters do well?
(a) History.
(b) Spelling.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Reading.

8. What year is Angus asked to teach school?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1893.

9. What type of meat do Rob and Angus eat during the winter of 1890-91?
(a) Mutton.
(b) Deer.
(c) Elk.
(d) Beef.

10. How much larger is New York city than Glasgow?
(a) 25 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 20 times.
(d) 15 times.

11. How much do the passengers have to pay for mattress, tin, and soap on board ship?
(a) 2 shillings.
(b) 5 shillings.
(c) 4 shillings.
(d) 3 shillings.

12. What Indian tribe lives north of Gros Ventre?
(a) Crow.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Blackfeet.
(d) Shoshone.

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

14. What killed Angus's father and mother?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Pneumonia.

15. When does Angus meet Anna Ramsay?
(a) May 3, 1897.
(b) April 20, 1897.
(c) June 15, 1897.
(d) March 18, 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the founder of Gros Ventre come from and go back to?

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

3. How much is a shilling worth in American money when Angus and Rob emigrate?

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

5. How many stars does the American flag have on it that flies in Gros Ventre?

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