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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Davy say a song is from that he sings in the classroom?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Texas.

3. How many stars does the American flag have on it that flies in Gros Ventre?
(a) 41.
(b) 39.
(c) 37.
(d) 40.

4. When does Montana become a state?
(a) March 5, 1887.
(b) November 8, 1889.
(c) June 8, 1886.
(d) October 11, 1888.

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

6. What bird do Rob and Angus see when they find Tom Mortensen dead near his chopping block?
(a) Flycatcher.
(b) Starling.
(c) Blackbird.
(d) Magpie.

7. Who is president of the United States that first year that Rob and Angus are homesteading?
(a) Tyler.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Van Buren.

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

9. From January 10 to January 22, 1891, what does the thermometer never rise above?
(a) 10 below zero.
(b) 20 below zero.
(c) 15 below zero.
(d) 5 below zero.

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

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

12. What simile does Angus use to compare the darkness of the night on board ship?
(a) A cave.
(b) A cloudy night.
(c) Inside of a cow's stomach.
(d) The basement of his house.

13. In what month does Archie Findlater lose half his band of sheep to a blizzard?
(a) April.
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) June.

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

15. What is a horse and cart conveying when the horse falls into the water near the Greenock dock?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Baggage.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Rob and Judith marry?

2. What is the name of the horse that the Findlaters ride to school?

3. In early 1891, where does Rob think they can get more hay if they add another thousand sheep to their flock?

4. What is the name of Fritz Hahn's dog?

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

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