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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In 1897, when do Angus and Rob bring their sheep down from the mountains?
(a) September 5.
(b) September 2.
(c) August 31.
(d) August 15.

5. Who puts cows near Rob's and Angus's summer pasture?
(a) Bar H.
(b) Tilting T.
(c) Maverick.
(d) Double W.

6. What color hair does the minister have who marries Angus and Adair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

7. How long after Anna tells Angus that she is marrying Isaac Reese does Angus marry Adair?
(a) One month.
(b) 7 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) Two months.

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

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

10. Where does the wool from Rob's and Angus's sheep travel after the sheep are sheared?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Jersey.

11. What does Angus scatter on the floor of the South Fork schoolhouse the night of the dance in 1897?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Sand.
(c) Rice.
(d) Sawdust.

12. What type of meat does Toussaint's wife fix for Rob and Angus?
(a) Deer.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Bear.
(d) Elk.

13. Which winter do Rob and Angus suffer a bad loss during a three-day blizzard?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1904.

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

15. What is the name of Toussaint's wife?
(a) Sally.
(b) Mary.
(c) Becca.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Varick when he can ride a horse as well as Angus can?

2. When does a forest ranger come to establish national forests west of Angus's place?

3. With a man from what tribe did a Blackfeet Indian get an arrowhead in his ribcage according to Toussaint?

4. What are the names of the horses that Adair drives hitched to the wagon in May 1898?

5. What is the name of George Frew's wife?

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