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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ivan's father's job when Ivan and his parents lived in a cabin in the mountains?
(a) Ranch hand.
(b) Sheep herder.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Cow herder.

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

3. What color was Ivan's hair as a boy?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

4. How long might Ivan ride a sawbuck pack saddle as he followed his parents when they were herding?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Half a day.
(c) All day.
(d) Two hours.

5. In what type of shelter did the Ringer family live during their first Montana winter?
(a) Photographer's tent.
(b) A small house in Ringling.
(c) Herding cabin.
(d) Lean to.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ivan's grandfather when he came to the United States?

2. What was the name of the ranch where Tom and Bessie found work?

3. At times, how much would Bessie weigh?

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

5. When Charlie was helping a scissorbill, who began beating a horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ivan's father as he looked in Ivan's photo album.

2. What two sides were there to Charlie Doig?

3. Why did Charlie decide to ask Bessie to help him with Ivan?

4. Why would Ivan's father work for McGrath?

5. What is the one thing that Ivan cannot remember about his mother?

6. What two things during Ivan's early weeks in the first grade set off any interest within him?

7. Describe where Ivan lived with his parents when he was six.

8. What business did Charlie and Ruth run together?

9. Describe Ivan's mother as she is seen in the photo album that he has.

10. Why is the name "Smith River" a misnomer?

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