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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is a shilling worth in American money when Angus and Rob emigrate?

2. Where does Davy say a song is from that he sings in the classroom?

3. In early 1891, where does Rob think they can get more hay if they add another thousand sheep to their flock?

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

5. How old was Angus when his father died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Angus tell about his family?

10. What family does Rob leave behind in Nethermuir?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Angus becomes the South Fork teacher, he faces some challenges. Discuss the challenges Angus faces as teacher at South Fork.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the climate and weather in western Montana where Angus and Rob homestead and how the weather and climate affect their lives.

Essay Topic 3

Rob and Angus learn that trying to control a thousand sheep on a new range is like trying to herd water. Discuss pros and cons of sheep herding.

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