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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, what books does Angus try to persuade Ninian to buy?
(a) Reading books.
(b) Spelling books.
(c) Arithmetic books.
(d) Geography books.

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

3. How many people does the city of Valier hope to have eventually?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 15,000.

4. Who teaches Varick to swim?
(a) Angus.
(b) Rob.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Ninian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897, who says that he brought the Ramsey along to translate?

2. From where is the minister from who marries Angus and Adair?

3. What color horse does Stanley Meixell ride?

4. Who is the first person that Angus dances with at the South Fork schoolhouse dance in 1897?

5. Where does the wool from Rob's and Angus's sheep travel after the sheep are sheared?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does seeing Anna unattainable heal Angus's pang for her or make it worse?

2. How has Williamson been overusing the land?

3. How are the prices of wool and lambs in 1897?

4. Why won't Anna marry Angus?

5. In June of 1897, why does Rob ask Angus to take an excursion with him?

6. What does Gros Ventre look like in 1907?

7. How does Varick do at school?

8. Why does it seem to Angus that sometimes he sees more of Scorpion than he sees of his new wife?

9. What does Rob have that he thinks will help him and Angus win a shearing contest in 1897?

10. What answer does Anna give Angus when he asks her to marry him at the end of the school year?

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