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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 1890, where do Rob, Angus and other settlers spend the last day of the old year?
(a) Duff's.
(b) Findlater's.
(c) Erskine's.
(d) Frew's.

2. Where does the ship that Rob and Angus are taking to America pick up Irish passengers?
(a) Bangor.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Ballycastle.
(d) Queenstown.

3. What is the subject in which the Findlaters do well?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) History.
(c) Reading.
(d) Spelling.

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

5. What do Rob and Judith name their first child?
(a) Martha.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Linda.

Short Answer Questions

1. When some of the children are late for school the first day that Angus teaches, which of the children gives an excuse for their tardiness?

2. How old is Rob's sister, Adair, when he leaves for America?

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

4. What type of trees are near the Noon Creek school?

5. How many sheep do Rob and Lucas have by the fall of 1896?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Angus tell about his family?

2. How did Lucas lose his hands?

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

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

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

6. Why isn't Angus able to sleep on water?

7. How do Angus and Rob have to travel to Gros Ventre to find Lucas?

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

9. How does Angus describe the men that Judith had to choose from as a husband?

10. What family does Rob leave behind in Nethermuir?

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