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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 the name of the ranch where Tom and Bessie found work?
(a) Battle Creek.
(b) Stockman.
(c) Smith Ranch.
(d) Moss Agate.

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

3. What mountain did Ivan and his parents live on?
(a) Spring Mountain.
(b) Bridger Mountain.
(c) Wyatt Mountain.
(d) Hatfield Mountain.

4. How old was Charles Doig when his wife died?
(a) 44.
(b) 47.
(c) 39.
(d) 36.

5. For whom was the Smith River named during the era of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
(a) U.S. Attorney General.
(b) Secretary of the Treasury.
(c) Secretary of the Navy Department.
(d) Secretary of War.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many herding dogs appear in the photographs of Ivan's parents?

2. What time of day did Ivan's mother pass away?

3. Why did Ivan's mother tell a teacher not to use a well?

4. How many years of schooling did Bessie have?

5. What color were Berneta's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did a forest ranger say about Ivan's mother?

3. Can Ivan see the sickness to come in the photos of his mother?

4. What was different about Ruth from the other ranch cooks?

5. What happened on Ivan's sixth birthday?

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

7. Why wouldn't Charlie and Ruth end their marriage?

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

9. What did Ivan look like as a boy?

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

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