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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many new students were there at Ivan's new high school?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. Where were Charlie and Bessie working when Ivan came home his second summer?
(a) Higgins Ranch.
(b) Camas Ranch.
(c) McTaggert Ranch.
(d) Jensen Ranch.

3. How many tons of hay would be harvested at Camas?
(a) 2,000 tons.
(b) 1,800 tons.
(c) 1,400 tons.
(d) 1,200 tons.

4. Where would Ivan have a layover when he took the train to and from Northwestern?
(a) Bismarck.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) Fargo.
(d) Minneapolis.

5. How long did it take by train to get from Montana to Chicago?
(a) 32 hours.
(b) 40 hours.
(c) 26 hours.
(d) 29 hours.

6. As Ivan drove himself and Bessie back to the reservation range after a week away, how many years did he realize that he, Charlie, and Bessie had managed to stay together?
(a) Five years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

7. The Christmas after herding the sheep on the reservation range, how long was Bessie gone?
(a) One week.
(b) A month.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

8. Which classmate of Ivan's filmed a baseball instructional film at Wrigley Field?
(a) Grant.
(b) Votapek.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Schulte.

9. How many days would the sheep graze on the reservation?
(a) Over 100 days.
(b) About 75 days.
(c) About 120 days.
(d) About 90 days.

10. What was the name of the place where Ivan and the other financial-aid students stayed?
(a) Lincoln House.
(b) Latham House.
(c) Smythe House.
(d) Whitten House.

11. What project did McGrath want Charlie to do shortly after the sheep were settled on the grass at the reservation?
(a) Drive a combine.
(b) Haying.
(c) Fencing.
(d) Making a delivery.

12. Where did Bessie, Charlie, and Ivan go to get groceries when they were on the reservation range?
(a) Dupuyer.
(b) Cut Bank.
(c) Valier.
(d) Browning.

13. How many of Bessie's children lived in White Sulphur?
(a) Three daughters.
(b) One son and one daughter.
(c) Two sons.
(d) Two sons and one daughter.

14. In the year and a half after Ivan left Ringling, how many different places did he live?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

15. How long did Angus linger before he died?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Ivan's second summer of hiring out, what was the name of the boss's son?

2. What was the name of the Chadwicks' son?

3. What other brother of Charlie's was injured by a horse?

4. A crew member was hired by McGrath who had to sober up. Where was he from?

5. When did Charlie die?

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