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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 many houses are in the North Folk valley by the end of 1891?

2. What simile does Angus use to compare the darkness of the night on board ship?

3. What time of year does Gram Erskine die?

4. What bird do Rob and Angus see when they find Tom Mortensen dead near his chopping block?

5. What Indian tribe lives north of Gros Ventre?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Rob becomes interested in Nancy, how does Lucas solve that problem?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Angus's life in Nethermuir and the events that cause his life to change direction.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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