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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. Where did Tom's family come from?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

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

3. How many miles from town was the ranch that Charlie and Ruth ran together after giving up the restaurant?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

4. Mount Edith is the name shown on maps, but what do those who live in the area call the mountain?
(a) Granite Peak.
(b) Bitterroot Mountain.
(c) Flathead Mountain.
(d) Old Baldy.

5. When did Tom and Bessie Ringer move to Montana?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ivan's father have a small scar?

2. Who were Bessie's best friends growing up?

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

4. How many times did Ivan's parents move camp the summer that they were married?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Ivan's teacher about him?

2. What business did Charlie and Ruth run together?

3. Why did Ivan's father and Cliff decide to leave an outfit?

4. What good and bad luck did Charlie Doig, his mother, and brothers have in 1919-1920?

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

6. What was boarding out?

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

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

9. What happened on Ivan's sixth birthday?

10. Who asked Charlie and Ivan to move in with him so Ivan could start school?

(see the answer keys)

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