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

2. What does Ninian Duff bring to the valley that quickly whitens the walls in Scotch Heaven households?
(a) Whitewash.
(b) Calcimine.
(c) Paint.
(d) Limewash.

3. How old are Rob and Angus when they leave Scotland?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

4. How many acres can a homesteader claim?
(a) 260.
(b) 160.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

5. Where do the Speddersons come from before settling in Montana?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject in which the Findlaters do well?

2. What is a horse and cart conveying when the horse falls into the water near the Greenock dock?

3. When Angus left Scotland, how long had it been since Alexander McCaskill helped to build a lighthouse?

4. When does a chinook arrive in1891?

5. How tall was the lighthouse that Alexander McCaskill helped to build?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Rob and Angus decide whose house to build first?

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

3. What family does Rob leave behind in Nethermuir?

4. What does Angus tell about his family?

5. How does Susan Duff stop Daniel Rozier from putting garter snakes in the girls' outhouse at South Fork school?

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

7. What did Angus's father's grandfather, Alexander McCaskill, help to build?

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

9. How are Rob and Angus listed on the passenger list of the James Watt?

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

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