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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the winter of 1897 when George Frew went for some supplies, what did Adair ask him to get?
(a) Darning thread.
(b) Deck of cards.
(c) Needles.
(d) Dried peaches.

2. Where were the wool shears made that Rob showed Angus before Leftover Day?
(a) Swinton, England.
(b) Rotherham, England.
(c) Sheffield, England.
(d) Mansfield, England.

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

4. How old is Varick when Angus finds him down under the workhorses at their oat trough?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. How many teachers does the town of Valier have?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

6. When does Adair have a second miscarriage?
(a) December 1898.
(b) January 1900.
(c) November 1898.
(d) February 1900.

7. What type of meat does Toussaint's wife fix for Rob and Angus?
(a) Bear.
(b) Elk.
(c) Deer.
(d) Buffalo.

8. What ranch has range land right before the valley of Noon Creek?
(a) Pecos.
(b) Maverick.
(c) Double W.
(d) Triple C.

9. What does Angus scatter on the floor of the South Fork schoolhouse the night of the dance in 1897?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Rice.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Sand.

10. Where does Rob's oldest daughter, Ellen, work?
(a) At a millinery shop.
(b) At a mercantile.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At a bakery.

11. In 1897, when do Angus and Rob bring their sheep down from the mountains?
(a) August 31.
(b) August 15.
(c) September 5.
(d) September 2.

12. Which winter do Rob and Angus suffer a bad loss during a three-day blizzard?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1907.

13. How old is Adair when she comes to Montana?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

14. When does lambing season begin in 1898?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) March.

15. When Angus takes groceries to Judith, how much longer will it be before he and Rob bring the sheep down from the pastures?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building burns in Gros Ventre?

2. How many people does the city of Valier hope to have eventually?

3. What type of jam does Angus compare Isaac Reese to?

4. Where do Rob's and Angus's lambs travel after they are sold?

5. Who serves as doctor and swabs on disinfectant whenever a sheep is nicked by the blades?

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