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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large is the blister that Angus gets during the 1897 shearing contest?
(a) Size of a half dollar.
(b) Size of a penny.
(c) Size of a nickel.
(d) Size of a silver dollar.

2. What type of jewelry does Anna wear to the dance at Angus's schoolhouse in 1897?
(a) Gold brooch.
(b) Locket.
(c) Ivory brooch.
(d) Cameo.

3. When does a forest ranger come to establish national forests west of Angus's place?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1907.

4. What year does Angus call the year of fire?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1909.

5. How long does Angus tell Adair that they fires might burn?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Thanksgiving.

6. In June of 1897, what does Rob tell Angus he has to pick up at the railroad?
(a) A scythe.
(b) Sewing machine.
(c) Cream separator.
(d) A plow.

7. What ranch has range land right before the valley of Noon Creek?
(a) Maverick.
(b) Pecos.
(c) Triple C.
(d) Double W.

8. What time does the end of school year dance end at Anna's schoolhouse in 1897?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

9. Who does Angus get to help Adair when she is pregnant?
(a) Betsy Frew.
(b) Rachel Erskine.
(c) Jenny Findlater.
(d) Susan Duff.

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

11. In 1897, what books does Angus try to persuade Ninian to buy?
(a) Spelling books.
(b) Reading books.
(c) Geography books.
(d) Arithmetic books.

12. What color shirtwaist does Anna wear to the dance at South Fork schoolhouse in 1897?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) Lavender.
(d) White.

13. When Angus takes groceries to Judith, how much longer will it be before he and Rob bring the sheep down from the pastures?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

15. When does lambing season begin in 1898?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) May.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Angus's and Adair's son born?

2. Who serves as doctor and swabs on disinfectant whenever a sheep is nicked by the blades?

3. Who is asked to sing during a dancing exhibition at the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897?

4. Where does Rob's oldest daughter, Ellen, work?

5. How many days after Anna turned him down, does Angus ask Adair to marry him?

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