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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 silver dollar.
(d) Size of a nickel.

2. How long after Davie Erskine was dragged by a horse does Adair have a miscarriage?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

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

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

6. How many children do Anna and Isaac have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

10. Who is the first person that Lucas dances with at the dance at the South Fork schoolhouse in 1897?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Grace.
(c) Judith.
(d) Mavis.

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

12. How old is Varick when Angus finds him down under the workhorses at their oat trough?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

13. When is Angus's and Adair's son born?
(a) February 5, 1900.
(b) November 11, 1899.
(c) January 15, 1900.
(d) December 9, 1899.

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

15. At the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897, who says that he brought the Ramsey along to translate?
(a) Wainwright.
(b) Sedgwick.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Kuuvuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the midwife when Adair gives birth to her son?

2. How long after Anna tells Angus that she is marrying Isaac Reese does Angus marry Adair?

3. What color hair does the minister have who marries Angus and Adair?

4. What color shirtwaist does Anna wear to the dance at South Fork schoolhouse in 1897?

5. How long does Angus tell Adair that lambing season lasts?

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