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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what type of shelter did the Ringer family live during their first Montana winter?
(a) A small house in Ringling.
(b) Lean to.
(c) Photographer's tent.
(d) Herding cabin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. How big was the ranch that Charlie was the foreman of when he was just 25?
(a) 27,000 acres.
(b) 45,000 acres.
(c) 35,000 acres.
(d) 75,000 acres.

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

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

14. What does Ivan's father remember covered the slopes when it was just him and Ivan's mother?
(a) Crows.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Grouse.
(d) Pheasant.

15. 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) Wyoming.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Beyond the Missouri River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought Charlie and Ivan to live with his family after Berneta's funeral?

2. What was Ivan's father's job when Ivan and his parents lived in a cabin in the mountains?

3. Where did Bessie's family come from?

4. What was the name of the pet cat that Ivan's parents had?

5. What would the camptender bring when he came out to the Doig's cabin?

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