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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 cookies does Nancy have at her house when Angus goes to talk with Lucas about the national forest?

2. Who helps Angus clean the school room for a dance in 1897?

3. How old is Varick when Angus finds him down under the workhorses at their oat trough?

4. In June of 1897, what does Rob tell Angus he has to pick up at the railroad?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Leftover Day?

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

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

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

5. What does Angus believe it will be like to add a second person to his household?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Varick hurt his eye?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Angus is forced to spend time alone at the homestead while Varick is in school and Adair stays with him. Discuss how and why Angus struggles with his time alone.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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