Fintry and the Laird
Comprehension

Short Answer Questions - B

Re-read the Fintry vignette and answer these questions by filling in the blanks.

1. The land of the delta was sometimes called the _______ __ ______ because it was rich and beautiful.
2. J.C. Dun-Waters planted ____ acres of apple trees in his orchard.
3. Dun-Waters was very keen on _______________ cattle.
4. Dun-Waters like to call his wife, Alice, his _______________.
5. Dun-Waters donated Fintry to the ____________ _____ ___________.
6. Dun-Waters lived for ____ years at Fintry on Okanagan Lake.
7. Two of Fintry’s prize-winning cows were named _______ __ __________ and _________ __________.
8. The special dairy barn was built in an _____________ shape.
9. The small rose garden where Alice is buried is called the _____ _____________.
10. The two nicknames that Dun-Waters and Katie Stuart had for each other were ______________ and __________________.

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