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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bessie when she and Tom moved to Montana?
(a) 19.
(b) 24.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

2. What time of day did Ivan's mother pass away?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Daybreak.
(d) Midnight.

3. How many times did Ivan's parents move camp the summer that they were married?
(a) 15 times in 60 days.
(b) 39 times in 60 days.
(c) 58 times in 60 days.
(d) 48 times in 60 days.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How many people lived in White Sulphur Springs when Ivan was a boy?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 500.

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

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

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

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

15. The summer they were married, near where did Ivan's father and mother live?
(a) Waxy Mountain.
(b) Prairie Mountain.
(c) River Mountain.
(d) Grass Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the classmate that Ivan had met before when his dad was manning a haying crew at a valley ranch owned by her family?

2. What is the elevation of the valley where Ivan and his father lived most of their lives?

3. What color were Ruth's eyes?

4. When did Charlie go to work at the Dogie ranch?

5. Where did Charlie and Ivan return to live after Berneta died?

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