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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ivan's father have a small scar?
(a) On his neck.
(b) On his chin.
(c) On his left hand.
(d) On his forearm.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. How many bands of sheep did Ivan's father take on for McGrath?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

13. How old was Berneta when Tom and Bessie moved to Montana?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 1 years old.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mount Edith is the name shown on maps, but what do those who live in the area call the mountain?

2. In what type of shelter did the Ringer family live during their first Montana winter?

3. During what decade did settlers first come into Ivan's area of Montana?

4. How many people lived in White Sulphur Springs when Ivan was a boy?

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

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