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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Valley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Charlie help a scissorbill feed his cattle?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1928.

2. When did Ivan's grandfather come to the United States?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1890.

3. For whom was the Smith River named during the era of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
(a) Secretary of War.
(b) Secretary of the Navy Department.
(c) Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) U.S. Attorney General.

4. What killed Ivan's mother?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Asthma.
(c) An accident.
(d) Leukemia.

5. From where did Ivan's ancestors emigrate?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many herding dogs appear in the photographs of Ivan's parents?

2. In the 1890s, what did one Doig family member do for a living until he could size up the Montana countryside?

3. Mount Edith is the name shown on maps, but what do those who live in the area call the mountain?

4. How many students were in Ivan's first grade classroom?

5. Where in Montana in the early years was gold being flushed out of every gravel gulch?

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