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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ivan receive as an early sixth birthday present?
(a) A book.
(b) Pocket knife.
(c) A few marbles.
(d) Bow and arrows.

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

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

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

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

6. How old was Charles Doig when his wife died?
(a) 36.
(b) 44.
(c) 47.
(d) 39.

7. What color were Berneta's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Hazel.

8. How many Doigs are known to have gone off to the United States?
(a) 1 brother and 1 sister.
(b) 4 brothers and 3 sisters.
(c) 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
(d) 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

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

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

11. When did Charlie go to work at the Dogie ranch?
(a) About 1930.
(b) Around 1925.
(c) About 1920.
(d) About 1929.

12. What was the name of the ranch where Tom and Bessie found work?
(a) Battle Creek.
(b) Stockman.
(c) Moss Agate.
(d) Smith Ranch.

13. What was Bessie's father's name?
(a) Ellsworth.
(b) John.
(c) Brian.
(d) Robert.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the Indian tribes retreat to in the early years of settlement after leaving the area where Ivan and his father lived?

3. Who were Bessie's best friends growing up?

4. How many herding dogs appear in the photographs of Ivan's parents?

5. When did Rose Gordon graduate from high school?

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