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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. From what town in Scotland did Anna Ramsay and her family come from?

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

3. How much money did Lucas send to his family every Christmas?

4. What color hair does Anna Ramsay have?

5. Whose portraits hang in the South Fork school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What family does Rob leave behind in Nethermuir?

3. What does Angus tell about his family?

4. How are Rob and Angus listed on the passenger list of the James Watt?

5. How did Lucas lose his hands?

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

7. Why don't Rob and Angus eat some of their sheep during the long winter of early 1891?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

When Angus begins teaching at South Fork, the boys keep knocking over the girls' outhouse. Discuss why the boys begin knocking over the outhouse and how Angus stops them from knocking it over.

Essay Topic 3

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

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