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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Ivan receive as an early sixth birthday present?
(a) Pocket knife.
(b) Bow and arrows.
(c) A few marbles.
(d) A book.

3. At what town in Montana, did Tom, Bessie and Berneta leave the train?
(a) Three Forks.
(b) White Sulphur Springs.
(c) Castle Mountain.
(d) Ringling.

4. How tall was Ivan's father?
(a) Five-and-one-half feet tall.
(b) Nearly six feet tall.
(c) Six feet tall.
(d) Five feet and eight inches.

5. What town did Tom and Bessie move to after the owner of the ranch where they worked died?
(a) Ringling.
(b) Margrave.
(c) White Sulphur Springs.
(d) Castle Rock.

6. How old were the boys at school that Ivan could make flinch with his snowballs?
(a) Fifth graders.
(b) Sixth graders.
(c) Third graders.
(d) Fourth graders.

7. Where did the Indian tribes retreat to in the early years of settlement after leaving the area where Ivan and his father lived?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Beyond the Missouri River.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Idaho.

8. When did Rose Gordon graduate from high school?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1912.

9. How many years of schooling did Bessie have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

10. Where did Bessie's family come from?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Germany.

11. How many sheep could Matt Van Patton shear in a day?
(a) 180.
(b) 55.
(c) 200.
(d) 125.

12. What was the name of the pet cat that Ivan's parents had?
(a) Mack.
(b) Pete Olson.
(c) William Tell.
(d) Billy Bob.

13. How many rooms did the cabin have that Ivan lived in with his parents?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

14. What was Bessie's father's name?
(a) Ellsworth.
(b) Robert.
(c) Brian.
(d) John.

15. What was the name of the ranch where Tom and Bessie found work?
(a) Smith Ranch.
(b) Moss Agate.
(c) Stockman.
(d) Battle Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Charles Doig when his wife died?

2. In what type of shelter did the Ringer family live during their first Montana winter?

3. Who were Bessie's best friends growing up?

4. How often would the camptender come out to the Doig's cabin?

5. How many people lived in White Sulphur Springs when Ivan was a boy?

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