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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 restaurant that Charlie and Ruth ran together?
(a) The Cookhouse.
(b) The Grill.
(c) The Supper Spot.
(d) The Cafe.

2. What would the camptender bring when he came out to the Doig's cabin?
(a) Groceries and mail.
(b) T-bone steak and a barrel of whiskey.
(c) Orders from the ranch boss.
(d) More sheep.

3. In what type of shelter did the Ringer family live during their first Montana winter?
(a) Photographer's tent.
(b) Lean to.
(c) Herding cabin.
(d) A small house in Ringling.

4. Who was the classmate that Ivan had met before when his dad was manning a haying crew at a valley ranch owned by her family?
(a) Jane Browning.
(b) Peter Alexander.
(c) John Woods.
(d) Susan Buckingham.

5. Where did Ivan's father have a small scar?
(a) On his forearm.
(b) On his neck.
(c) On his left hand.
(d) On his chin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms did the cabin have that Ivan lived in with his parents?

2. What color was Ivan's hair as a boy?

3. Where in Montana in the early years was gold being flushed out of every gravel gulch?

4. From where did Ivan's ancestors emigrate?

5. How much did Charlie Doig weigh?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Thomas Ringer.

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

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

5. What did D.L. Doig raise after his ranch began to prosper?

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

7. Why did Bessie marry Tom Ringer?

8. What happened on Ivan's sixth birthday?

9. What business did Charlie and Ruth run together?

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

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