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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. What type of jam does Angus compare Isaac Reese to?

2. How many cows does Meitzel allow Williamson to graze in the national forest?

3. What ranch has range land right before the valley of Noon Creek?

4. What year does Angus call the year of fire?

5. What are the names of the horses that Adair drives hitched to the wagon in May 1898?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose well-being did Rob have in mind when he suggested that Angus get groceries?

2. How does Varick hurt his eye?

3. How does Varick do at school?

4. What are the boundaries of the Two Medicine National Forest?

5. Why does it seem to Angus that sometimes he sees more of Scorpion than he sees of his new wife?

6. Does seeing Anna unattainable heal Angus's pang for her or make it worse?

7. How does Varick get sick every winter?

8. What does Rob have that he thinks will help him and Angus win a shearing contest in 1897?

9. Why won't Anna marry Angus?

10. How are the prices of wool and lambs in 1897?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss Angus's and Adair's marriage.

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