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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color skirt does Anna wear to the dance at Angus's schoolhouse in 1897?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

2. What color horse does Stanley Meixell ride?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Blue Roan.
(c) Bay.
(d) Dapple Grey.

3. What winter does Toussaint call the winter they ate with the axe?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1887.

4. What is Anna's father's name?
(a) Charles.
(b) David.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jonas.

5. In 1897, who is the fiddler for the dance at the South Fork schoolhouse?
(a) Willy Hahn.
(b) Ninian Duff.
(c) George Frew.
(d) Tom Mortensen.

6. Who is the midwife when Adair gives birth to her son?
(a) Judith Barclay.
(b) Grace Findlater.
(c) Flora Duff.
(d) Mavis Frew.

7. Who serves as doctor and swabs on disinfectant whenever a sheep is nicked by the blades?
(a) Ninian Duff.
(b) Donald Erskine.
(c) Davie Erskine.
(d) Archie Findlater.

8. Where does Rob's oldest daughter, Ellen, work?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At a mercantile.
(c) At a bakery.
(d) At a millinery shop.

9. When does Meixel want to talk to the community about the national forest?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

10. From where is the minister from who marries Angus and Adair?
(a) Charlo.
(b) Gros Ventre.
(c) Helena.
(d) Victor.

11. What type of jam does Angus compare Isaac Reese to?
(a) Mulberry.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Blueberry.
(d) Plum.

12. How many people does the city of Valier hope to have eventually?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 15,000.

13. What is Anna's mother's name?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Jane.
(d) Alice.

14. Who is asked to sing during a dancing exhibition at the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rob.
(d) Ninian.

15. How long does Angus tell Adair that lambing season lasts?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 7 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Angus call the year of fire?

2. How long after Davie Erskine was dragged by a horse does Adair have a miscarriage?

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

4. Who helps Angus clean the school room for a dance in 1897?

5. Who is the first person that Lucas dances with at the dance at the South Fork schoolhouse in 1897?

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