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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fall after herding sheep on the reservation range, how many students were in Ivan's class at Valier?
(a) 22.
(b) 31.
(c) 15.
(d) 28.

2. Where was the high school located that Ivan attended when his father moved to the new leased ranch?
(a) Pendroy.
(b) Valier.
(c) Pierce Crossing.
(d) Bynum.

3. What was the diagnosis for Charlie's illness?
(a) Mesothelioma.
(b) Emphysema.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Obstructive lung disease.

4. How many children did Mrs. Tidyman have?
(a) Three sons and one daughter.
(b) Two sons and two daughters.
(c) Three daughters.
(d) Four sons.

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

6. Who lived in a ranch colony beyond the second ridgeline to the south of the Jensen ranch?
(a) Mennonites.
(b) Amish.
(c) Hutterites.
(d) Anabaptists.

7. How many miles was it to the nearest town from the Jensen ranch?
(a) 9 miles.
(b) 21 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

8. When did Ivan qualify for a room of his own in college?
(a) Senior year.
(b) Sophomore year.
(c) Freshman year.
(d) Junior year.

9. Who was Ivan's closest friend at Latham?
(a) Schulte.
(b) Holden.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Grant.

10. When would lambing season begin?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) May.

11. During Ivan's first job on his own, what did the hale bays weigh that he had to pile onto a moving truck?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 80 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

12. How many men did Charlie hire for the hay harvest at the Camas?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

13. What nickname did Bessie give the birds that she saw on the reservation range?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Magpies.
(c) Trash.
(d) Thieves.

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

15. Who wrote articles in one of the region's weekly newspapers about the activities of his tribesmen?
(a) Black Pony.
(b) Crow Flies.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Weasel Necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which classmate of Ivan's filmed a baseball instructional film at Wrigley Field?

2. Near what range was the Camas ranch?

3. What was the name of the place where Ivan and the other financial-aid students stayed?

4. What did Ivan start writing fillers for his senior year of college?

5. Where did McGrath want Charlie to help him with a ranch?

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