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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the camptender bring when he came out to the Doig's cabin?
(a) T-bone steak and a barrel of whiskey.
(b) More sheep.
(c) Groceries and mail.
(d) Orders from the ranch boss.

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

3. Who did Ivan's father work with on a haywire outfit for one week?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Phil.
(c) Rob.
(d) Hatcher.

4. In the 1890s, what did one Doig family member do for a living until he could size up the Montana countryside?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Bartender.

5. Where in Montana in the early years was gold being flushed out of every gravel gulch?
(a) Smith River Valley.
(b) Helena.
(c) Bozeman.
(d) Butte.

6. Who was herding on Grassy Mountain when Charlie helped a scissorbill?
(a) Mulligan John.
(b) Diamond Tony.
(c) George Washington Hopkins.
(d) Deaf John.

7. When did Ivan's mother die?
(a) June 27, 1945.
(b) May 27, 1945.
(c) July 15, 1946.
(d) June 1, 1945.

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

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

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

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

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

13. When did Tom and Bessie Ringer move to Montana?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1914.

14. What months did Ivan and his parents live in the cabin mentioned in "Time Since."
(a) May and June.
(b) June and July.
(c) April and May.
(d) March and April.

15. What did D. L. Doig raise as a hobby at his Montana ranch?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Rhode Island Red chickens.
(d) Brown Leghorn chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Doigs are known to have gone off to the United States?

2. How old were the boys at school that Ivan could make flinch with his snowballs?

3. What was the main chore that Tom and Bessie performed at the ranch where they lived?

4. Where did one Doig family member emigrate other than the U.S.?

5. What did Ivan receive as an early sixth birthday present?

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