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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. How many birds could Ivan's father shoot at a time in the days before Ivan was born?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. At times, how much would Bessie weigh?
(a) 170 pounds.
(b) 165 pounds.
(c) 150 pounds.
(d) 135 pounds.

3. Where in Montana in the early years was gold being flushed out of every gravel gulch?
(a) Helena.
(b) Bozeman.
(c) Butte.
(d) Smith River Valley.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In old photos, what type of hat did Ivan's father wear?

2. How many sons did Tom and Bessie have?

3. What does Ivan's father remember covered the slopes when it was just him and Ivan's mother?

4. How much did Charlie Doig weigh?

5. What was Bessie's father's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened on Ivan's sixth birthday?

3. How does a teacher who taught Ivan's mother describe an incident from her life?

4. Why were the clockless mountain summers over for Charlie Doig when Berneta had died?

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

6. What did Ivan look like as a boy?

7. Why did Bessie marry Tom Ringer?

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

9. Where did Bessie work after Tom left and she ended their marriage?

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

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