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

2. What time does the end of school year dance end at Anna's schoolhouse in 1897?

3. How long does Angus tell Adair that they fires might burn?

4. How many children do Anna and Isaac have?

5. When does lambing season begin in 1898?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gros Ventre look like in 1907?

2. How does Varick hurt his eye?

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

4. Why is Angus glad to see it snow in May of 1899?

5. Why won't Anna marry Angus?

6. How does Varick do at school?

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

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

9. How will the boundary of the national forest be delineated and patrolled?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Rob marries Judith, Angus considers marriage. Discuss how Angus's thoughts about marriage after Rob married Judith.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Angus is forced to spend time alone at the homestead while Varick is in school and Adair stays with him. Discuss how and why Angus struggles with his time alone.

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