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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Ivan get to school every morning when he was in first grade?
(a) Walked.
(b) Pickup.
(c) Hitched a ride with a neighbor.
(d) Horse.

2. How long might Ivan ride a sawbuck pack saddle as he followed his parents when they were herding?
(a) Four hours.
(b) All day.
(c) Half a day.
(d) Two hours.

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

4. At times, how much would Bessie weigh?
(a) 150 pounds.
(b) 135 pounds.
(c) 170 pounds.
(d) 165 pounds.

5. How much did Charlie Doig weigh?
(a) 135 pounds.
(b) 155 pounds.
(c) 180 pounds.
(d) 145 pounds.

6. When did Charlie and Ruth marry?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1948.

7. How many students were in Ivan's first grade classroom?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

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

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

10. Where does the story begin?
(a) Rocky Mountains.
(b) Bridger Range.
(c) Beartooth Mountains.
(d) Belt Mountains.

11. Where did Tom's family come from?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

12. How many birds could Ivan's father shoot at a time in the days before Ivan was born?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. What color were Ruth's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

14. Who was the first Doig to die in Montana?
(a) Jack Doig.
(b) Andrew Doig.
(c) Peter Doig.
(d) D. L. Doig.

15. How many children did Ruth have after divorcing Charlie?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did an earthquake damage the Old Auditorium in White Sulphur Springs?

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

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

4. How much did it cost to get cottonseed cake to the ranch for the sheep during the winter of 1948-49?

5. Who did Ivan's father work with on a haywire outfit for one week?

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