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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. During the winter of 1897 when George Frew went for some supplies, what did Adair ask him to get?
(a) Darning thread.
(b) Dried peaches.
(c) Deck of cards.
(d) Needles.

2. How many fleeces fit into each woolsack?
(a) 50 or 55.
(b) 15 or 20.
(c) 20 or 30.
(d) 35 or 40.

3. Where were the wool shears made that Rob showed Angus before Leftover Day?
(a) Rotherham, England.
(b) Swinton, England.
(c) Sheffield, England.
(d) Mansfield, England.

4. What color hair does the minister have who marries Angus and Adair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color horse does Stanley Meixell ride?

2. When does lambing season begin in 1898?

3. Which winter do Rob and Angus suffer a bad loss during a three-day blizzard?

4. What time does the end of school year dance end at Anna's schoolhouse in 1897?

5. How many children do Anna and Isaac have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What history does Toussaint tell Rob and Angus about Badger Creek?

2. Why does Angus have to receive coal on Sunday for the schoolhouse?

3. How has Williamson been overusing the land?

4. What answer does Anna give Angus when he asks her to marry him at the end of the school year?

5. How will the boundary of the national forest be delineated and patrolled?

6. What does Rob have that he thinks will help him and Angus win a shearing contest in 1897?

7. In June of 1897, why does Rob ask Angus to take an excursion with him?

8. Why does it seem to Angus that sometimes he sees more of Scorpion than he sees of his new wife?

9. What is Leftover Day?

10. Why won't Anna marry Angus?

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