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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Ivan's grandfather when he came to the United States?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

3. What would Ivan's mother do to keep him quiet and cool on hot afternoons?
(a) Read to him.
(b) Play cards with him.
(c) Let him play in the trees.
(d) Let him play in the creek.

4. How old was Ivan when his mother died?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

5. Where did one Doig family member emigrate other than the U.S.?
(a) Australia.
(b) India.
(c) Thailand.
(d) China.

6. What color was Ivan's hair as a boy?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

7. Where did Charlie and Ivan return to live after Berneta died?
(a) Castle Mountain.
(b) Spring Valley.
(c) White Bridge Mountain.
(d) Smith River Valley.

8. What creek can be heard from the cabin where Ivan and his parents lived?
(a) Sixteenmile Creek.
(b) Spring Valley Creek.
(c) Ripple Creek.
(d) Mountain Valley Creek.

9. What mountain did Ivan and his parents live on?
(a) Hatfield Mountain.
(b) Spring Mountain.
(c) Bridger Mountain.
(d) Wyatt Mountain.

10. Who were Bessie's best friends growing up?
(a) The Kreb sisters.
(b) Phyllis and Rebecca Spriggs.
(c) Molly and Anna Bailey.
(d) The Smith sisters.

11. What would come for Ivan in the mail with the camptender?
(a) Books from a lending library.
(b) School lessons.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Letters from his grandparents.

12. What was the main chore that Tom and Bessie performed at the ranch where they lived?
(a) Milk cows.
(b) Herd cattle.
(c) Herd sheep.
(d) Mend fences.

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

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

15. How often were Ivan's parents supposed to move when they were on the forest reserve?
(a) About every day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ivan's mother tell a teacher not to use a well?

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

3. How would Ivan get to school every morning when he was in first grade?

4. What months did Ivan and his parents live in the cabin mentioned in "Time Since."

5. What does Ivan's father remember covered the slopes when it was just him and Ivan's mother?

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