View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse that the Findlaters ride to school?

2. When does a chinook arrive in1891?

3. Where did Lucas's partner, Johnny Dorgan, take Lucas when he got hurt in a mining accident?

4. How many stars does the American flag have on it that flies in Gros Ventre?

5. Where does the ship that Rob and Angus are taking to America pick up Irish passengers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Angus tell about his family?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Homesteaders come and settle on dry-land claims. Discuss these homesteaders and the problems they face.

Essay Topic 2

When Rob and Angus find Lucas, they discover that he is handicapped. Discuss Lucas and his handicap and how he deals with his handicap.

Essay Topic 3

As Angus prepares to board the ship to emigrate to America, he begins to have second thoughts about his decision to leave Scotland. Discuss why Angus is having second thoughts about leaving Scotland.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 751 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample