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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. When did Rose Gordon graduate from high school?

2. When Ivan was in first grade, what color hair did the classmate have that Ivan had met before?

3. In old photos, what type of hat did Ivan's father wear?

4. How often were Ivan's parents supposed to move when they were on the forest reserve?

5. How many rooms did the cabin have that Ivan lived in with his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Ivan's teacher about him?

2. Why would Ivan's father work for McGrath?

3. What did Ivan look like as a boy?

4. Why was it hard for Ivan when he and his father stayed with Ivan's Uncle Angus and his family?

5. What was boarding out?

6. What business did Charlie and Ruth run together?

7. Describe where Ivan lived with his parents when he was six.

8. Describe Ivan's father as he looked in Ivan's photo album.

9. Where did Ivan and his parents go during the last winter of World War II?

10. What two things during Ivan's early weeks in the first grade set off any interest within him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the events in Ivan's life that led him to choose the life he leads now. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the marriages of Bessie and Tom, Charlie and Berneta, Charlie and Ruth, and Ivan and Carol. Use examples from This House of Sky.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from This House of Sky, discuss Ivan's relationship with his father.

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