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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 time of day did Ivan's mother pass away?
(a) Daybreak.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) Dusk.

2. How many sheep could Matt Van Patton shear in a day?
(a) 125.
(b) 55.
(c) 180.
(d) 200.

3. Where did Bessie's family come from?
(a) England.
(b) Netherlands.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. When did an earthquake damage the Old Auditorium in White Sulphur Springs?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1931.

5. In the 1890s, what did one Doig family member do for a living until he could size up the Montana countryside?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Weaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Berneta when Tom and Bessie moved to Montana?

2. How tall was Ivan's father?

3. In what type of shelter did the Ringer family live during their first Montana winter?

4. When did Charlie go to work at the Dogie ranch?

5. When did Charlie help a scissorbill feed his cattle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Ivan and his parents go during the last winter of World War II?

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

6. When did Bessie break her marriage?

7. What two sides were there to Charlie Doig?

8. Why was it hard for Ivan when he and his father stayed with Ivan's Uncle Angus and his family?

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

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

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