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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From January 10 to January 22, 1891, what does the thermometer never rise above?
(a) 15 below zero.
(b) 5 below zero.
(c) 10 below zero.
(d) 20 below zero.

2. What killed Angus's father and mother?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Cholera.

3. How old is Rob's sister, Adair, when he leaves for America?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

4. What is the name of Rob's uncle's mine?
(a) Silver Bell.
(b) Great Maybe.
(c) Last Chance.
(d) Granite Mountain.

5. What bird do Rob and Angus see when they find Tom Mortensen dead near his chopping block?
(a) Starling.
(b) Flycatcher.
(c) Blackbird.
(d) Magpie.

6. From what town in Scotland did Anna Ramsay and her family come from?
(a) Netherton.
(b) Brechin.
(c) Keithock.
(d) Careston.

7. Where did Lucas's partner, Johnny Dorgan, take Lucas when he got hurt in a mining accident?
(a) Fort Robinson.
(b) Fort Davis.
(c) Fort Shaw.
(d) Fort Benton.

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

9. During their first year on their homesteads, when does Angus first see frost?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) October.

10. What is the name of the horse that the Findlaters ride to school?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Sparky.
(d) Patches.

11. When do Angus and Rob learn that Lucas has sent money to Scotland for Christmas 1889?
(a) January 1890.
(b) November 1890.
(c) October 1890.
(d) February 1890.

12. How many houses are in the North Folk valley by the end of 1891?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

13. When does Montana become a state?
(a) October 11, 1888.
(b) November 8, 1889.
(c) March 5, 1887.
(d) June 8, 1886.

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

15. When do Rob and Judith marry?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was the lighthouse that Alexander McCaskill helped to build?

2. What type of trees are near the Noon Creek school?

3. What type of trees does Angus see when the storm lets up as they are traveling to Gros Ventre?

4. What simile does Angus use to compare the darkness of the night on board ship?

5. In 1897, how much does lambs' wool rise in price?

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