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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 main chore that Tom and Bessie performed at the ranch where they lived?
(a) Herd sheep.
(b) Mend fences.
(c) Milk cows.
(d) Herd cattle.

2. Who were Bessie's best friends growing up?
(a) Phyllis and Rebecca Spriggs.
(b) The Smith sisters.
(c) Molly and Anna Bailey.
(d) The Kreb sisters.

3. What did D. L. Doig raise as a hobby at his Montana ranch?
(a) Goats.
(b) Rhode Island Red chickens.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Brown Leghorn chickens.

4. Where did one Doig family member emigrate other than the U.S.?
(a) China.
(b) India.
(c) Australia.
(d) Thailand.

5. How many times did Ivan's parents move camp the summer that they were married?
(a) 58 times in 60 days.
(b) 39 times in 60 days.
(c) 15 times in 60 days.
(d) 48 times in 60 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What months did Ivan and his parents live in the cabin mentioned in "Time Since."

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

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

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

5. What would Ivan's mother do to keep him quiet and cool on hot afternoons?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Thomas Ringer.

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

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

5. When did Bessie break her marriage?

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

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

8. What surprised Ivan's teacher about him?

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

10. What two sides were there to Charlie Doig?

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