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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 color skirt does Anna wear to the dance at Angus's schoolhouse in 1897?

2. How long does Angus tell Adair that they fires might burn?

3. How long after Davie Erskine was dragged by a horse does Adair have a miscarriage?

4. Where does the wool from Rob's and Angus's sheep travel after the sheep are sheared?

5. When does Meixel want to talk to the community about the national forest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Varick do at school?

3. Why won't Anna marry Angus?

4. What is Leftover Day?

5. In June of 1897, why does Rob ask Angus to take an excursion with him?

6. Why does Stanley Meixell come to Montana?

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

8. How does Varick hurt his eye?

9. How does Varick get sick every winter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Angus and Anna Ramsay.

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

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

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