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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. How old was Angus when his father died?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

2. In early 1891, where does Rob think they can get more hay if they add another thousand sheep to their flock?
(a) Frew.
(b) Spedderson.
(c) Duff.
(d) Erskine.

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

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

5. Where does Angus find work in Helena?
(a) Browning's Mercantile.
(b) Smithson's Mercantile.
(c) McAngus's Mercantile.
(d) Cariston's Mercantile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Angus when his mother died?

2. What is the name of the ship that Rob and Angus take to America?

3. How much do the passengers have to pay for mattress, tin, and soap on board ship?

4. What is a horse and cart conveying when the horse falls into the water near the Greenock dock?

5. Where did Lucas's partner, Johnny Dorgan, take Lucas when he got hurt in a mining accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Angus's father's grandfather, Alexander McCaskill, help to build?

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

3. How are Rob and Angus listed on the passenger list of the James Watt?

4. What is some of the first work that Rob and Angus get done on their homesteads?

5. How does Angus describe the men that Judith had to choose from as a husband?

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

7. What family does Rob leave behind in Nethermuir?

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

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

10. Why is a vendor selling limes to passengers on Rob's and Angus's ship?

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