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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Ivan marry Carol Muller?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1968.

3. Who was Ivan's advisor in the school of journalism?
(a) Peter Manson.
(b) Ben Baldwin.
(c) Quinton Wyatt.
(d) Jon Whittack.

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

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

6. A crew member was hired by McGrath who had to sober up. Where was he from?
(a) Holland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Finland.

7. What flocks of birds did Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan see when they were on the reservation range?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Crows.

8. What other brother of Charlie's was injured by a horse?
(a) Bob.
(b) Jim.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Ryan.

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

10. In what year did Ivan finish his first year of college?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1958.

11. Near what town did Ivan work that summer after his first year in college?
(a) Near White Sulphur Springs.
(b) Near Dupuyer.
(c) Near Valier.
(d) Near Shelby.

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

13. What job does Ivan take the summer before his senior year of college?
(a) A job at the college.
(b) A job near Cut Bank.
(c) A job haying.
(d) A job on the ranch where Bessie and Charlie are working.

14. When was it first noticed that Charlie was having breathing problems?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1967.

15. From where did Gertie Chadwick's family immigrate?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Holland.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Charlie and Bessie do in Dupuyer during Ivan's last year of high school?

2. How far was the new ranch that McGrath was leasing from the Camas ranch?

3. How often would Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan refill their water cans when they were on the reservation range?

4. What would Charlie and Ivan shoot to eat when they were on the reservation range?

5. When was Dupuyer first settled?

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