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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. Where did the founder of Gros Ventre come from and go back to?

2. What did Alexander McCaskill, Angus's great-grandfather, help to build?

3. In 1890, where do Rob, Angus and other settlers spend the last day of the old year?

4. When does Angus meet Anna Ramsay?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Angus is forced to spend time alone at the homestead while Varick is in school and Adair stays with him. Discuss how and why Angus struggles with his time alone.

Essay Topic 3

As the years pass, Angus sees shades of change everywhere that he looks. Discuss the changes that Angus sees in Scotch Heaven and the areas around him.

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