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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many acres can a homesteader claim?

5. What is the name of Rob's uncle's mine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What family does Rob leave behind in Nethermuir?

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

4. In 1890, why does Rob say there will be a year of good luck when Angus comes inside near midnight?

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

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

7. Describe Anna Ramsay.

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

9. Why do the bumboats dock against the steamship Rob and Angus are taking to America?

10. Why don't Rob and Angus eat some of their sheep during the long winter of early 1891?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the climate and weather in western Montana where Angus and Rob homestead and how the weather and climate affect their lives.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Angus's and Adair's marriage.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lucas's death and how he tries to reconcile Rob and Angus even from the grave.

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