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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. When was the Starvation Winter as the Blackfeet called it?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1890.

2. How long does a homesteader have to prove his land?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 7 years.

3. During their first year on their homesteads, when does Angus first see frost?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) July.

4. What bird do Rob and Angus see when they find Tom Mortensen dead near his chopping block?
(a) Blackbird.
(b) Flycatcher.
(c) Starling.
(d) Magpie.

5. How much money did Lucas send to his family every Christmas?
(a) $150.
(b) $75.
(c) $100.
(d) $50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near where does the steward have the passengers throw their straw mattresses overboard?

2. What year is Angus asked to teach school?

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

4. How much larger is Montana than Scotland?

5. From January 10 to January 22, 1891, what does the thermometer never rise above?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why in 1893, does the South Fork need a school teacher when the school year is close to beginning?

4. Describe Anna Ramsay.

5. What family does Rob leave behind in Nethermuir?

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

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

8. In 1890, why does Rob say there will be a year of good luck when Angus comes inside near midnight?

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

10. How do Rob and Angus claim the land that they want to homestead?

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