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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1897, how much does lambs' wool rise in price?
(a) 12 1/2 cents.
(b) 18 cents.
(c) 20 cents.
(d) 15 1/2 cents.

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

3. When do Rob and Angus leave for America?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1887.

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

5. What color eyes does Lucas have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. During their first year on their homesteads, when does Angus first see frost?

4. What do Rob and Judith name their first child?

5. Near where does the steward have the passengers throw their straw mattresses overboard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does "Crofutt's Trans-Atlantic Emigrants" Guide give individuals who are considering emigrating?

2. How does Susan Duff stop Daniel Rozier from putting garter snakes in the girls' outhouse at South Fork school?

3. What does the steward have to say when he comes to steerage to talk with the passengers?

4. How do Rob and Angus decide whose house to build first?

5. How do Angus and Rob have to travel to Gros Ventre to find Lucas?

6. Why isn't Angus able to sleep on water?

7. Why do Ninian, Donald, Archie, and Willy come to see Angus one evening?

8. Describe Anna Ramsay.

9. What progress does Angus describe that occurs in 1891?

10. What are the benefits and problems of raising sheep?

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