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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Angus find work in Helena?
(a) Cariston's Mercantile.
(b) McAngus's Mercantile.
(c) Smithson's Mercantile.
(d) Browning's Mercantile.

3. What color eyes does Lucas have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

4. How old is Gram Erskine when she dies?
(a) Almost 80.
(b) Nearly 90.
(c) 84.
(d) 96.

5. What subject do Angus and most of his pupils struggle to learn together?
(a) Geography.
(b) Arithmetic.
(c) Spelling.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are Rob and Angus when they leave Scotland?

2. What does Ninian Duff bring to the valley that quickly whitens the walls in Scotch Heaven households?

3. What type of trees does Angus see when the storm lets up as they are traveling to Gros Ventre?

4. What type of a church is in Gros Ventre?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does "Crofutt's Trans-Atlantic Emigrants" Guide give individuals who are considering emigrating?

2. Why do Ninian, Donald, Archie, and Willy come to see Angus one evening?

3. What are the benefits and problems of raising sheep?

4. What does the steward have to say when he comes to steerage to talk with the passengers?

5. What is some of the first work that Rob and Angus get done on their homesteads?

6. What does Angus tell about his family?

7. Why do the bumboats dock against the steamship Rob and Angus are taking to America?

8. Why is a vendor selling limes to passengers on Rob's and Angus's ship?

9. When Rob becomes interested in Nancy, how does Lucas solve that problem?

10. What progress does Angus describe that occurs in 1891?

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