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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 where is the minister from who marries Angus and Adair?

2. Who puts cows near Rob's and Angus's summer pasture?

3. How many sheep do Rob and Angus lose during a three-day blizzard?

4. In 1897, when do Angus and Rob bring their sheep down from the mountains?

5. Where does Rob's oldest daughter, Ellen, work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Rob and Angus eat supper with Toussaint and his family, where does everyone eat?

3. Why does Angus have to receive coal on Sunday for the schoolhouse?

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

5. How does Angus describe Margaret and Peter Ramsey?

6. What toast does Rob give Angus when he marries Adair?

7. What history does Toussaint tell Rob and Angus about Badger Creek?

8. How will the boundary of the national forest be delineated and patrolled?

9. What answer does Anna give Angus when he asks her to marry him at the end of the school year?

10. How has Williamson been overusing the land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After twenty-four years, Rob and Angus dissolve their partnership. Discuss their disagreements and why they dissolve their partnership.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lucas's death and how he tries to reconcile Rob and Angus even from the grave.

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.

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