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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large is the blister that Angus gets during the 1897 shearing contest?
(a) Size of a nickel.
(b) Size of a silver dollar.
(c) Size of a half dollar.
(d) Size of a penny.

2. What Indian tribe lives north of Gros Ventre?
(a) Crow.
(b) Shoshone.
(c) Blackfeet.
(d) Sioux.

3. What type of a church is in Gros Ventre?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Methodist.

4. What is the name of the ship that Rob and Angus take to America?
(a) Brig Galate.
(b) Lady Egidia.
(c) Barque Jane.
(d) James Watt.

5. How much larger is New York city than Glasgow?
(a) 30 times.
(b) 25 times.
(c) 20 times.
(d) 15 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1897, when do Angus and Rob bring their sheep down from the mountains?

2. What is the name of the newspaper in Gros Ventre in 1907?

3. How much money did Lucas send to his family every Christmas?

4. Which winter do Rob and Angus suffer a bad loss during a three-day blizzard?

5. Who is president of the United States that first year that Rob and Angus are homesteading?

(see the answer key)

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