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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 year does Angus call the year of fire?

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

3. How old is Varick when he can ride a horse as well as Angus can?

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

5. During the winter of 1897 when George Frew went for some supplies, what did Adair ask him to get?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gros Ventre look like in 1907?

3. How does Varick hurt his eye?

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

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

6. Why is Angus glad to see it snow in May of 1899?

7. How does Angus describe Margaret and Peter Ramsey?

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

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

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

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 the years pass, Angus sees shades of change everywhere that he looks. Discuss the changes that Angus sees in Scotch Heaven and the areas around him.

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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