View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 'Steaders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Anna's mother's name?
(a) Alice.
(b) Jane.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Ruth.

2. What is the subject in which the Findlaters do well?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) History.
(c) Reading.
(d) Spelling.

3. How long does Angus tell Adair that they fires might burn?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) Thanksgiving.

4. How many sheep do Rob and Angus lose during a three-day blizzard?
(a) Almost a quarter of them.
(b) About half of them.
(c) 80.
(d) 140.

5. Who helps Angus clean the school room for a dance in 1897?
(a) Meg Findlater.
(b) Susan Duff.
(c) Betsy Frew.
(d) Davie Erskine.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what town in Scotland did Anna Ramsay and her family come from?

2. How many children do Anna and Isaac have?

3. In 1890, where do Rob, Angus and other settlers spend the last day of the old year?

4. How many acres can a homesteader claim?

5. How long after Rob's father dies does his mother also die?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 152 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample