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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acres can a homesteader claim?
(a) 260.
(b) 300.
(c) 160.
(d) 200.

2. What color hair does Anna Ramsay have?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

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

4. What is a horse and cart conveying when the horse falls into the water near the Greenock dock?
(a) Baggage.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Bread.

5. How many stars does the American flag have on it that flies in Gros Ventre?
(a) 40.
(b) 39.
(c) 37.
(d) 41.

6. What type of meat do Rob and Angus eat during the winter of 1890-91?
(a) Elk.
(b) Deer.
(c) Mutton.
(d) Beef.

7. Where does the ship that Rob and Angus are taking to America pick up Irish passengers?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Bangor.
(c) Ballycastle.
(d) Queenstown.

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

9. What does Anna Ramsay ask Angus to bring her?
(a) Reading primers.
(b) Buckets.
(c) Chalk.
(d) Montana geography books.

10. How old are Rob and Angus when they leave Scotland?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

11. What is the name of Fritz Hahn's dog?
(a) Manny.
(b) Blitzen.
(c) River.
(d) Lady.

12. What does Ninian Duff bring to the valley that quickly whitens the walls in Scotch Heaven households?
(a) Whitewash.
(b) Calcimine.
(c) Paint.
(d) Limewash.

13. How much money did Lucas send to his family every Christmas?
(a) $100.
(b) $150.
(c) $50.
(d) $75.

14. How old was Angus when his mother died?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Angus when his father died?

3. What color eyes does Lucas have?

4. What subject do Angus and most of his pupils struggle to learn together?

5. How much is a shilling worth in American money when Angus and Rob emigrate?

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