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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. How many teachers does the town of Valier have?

2. What is Anna's mother's name?

3. How many days after Anna turned him down, does Angus ask Adair to marry him?

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

5. What is the name of Toussaint's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Varick get sick every winter?

8. What does Gros Ventre look like in 1907?

9. What is Leftover Day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Angus's and Adair's marriage.

Essay Topic 2

When they marry, both Angus and Adair want children, soon and several. Discuss the importance of children to Angus and Adair.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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