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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. At times, how much would Bessie weigh?
(a) 170 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 135 pounds.
(d) 165 pounds.

2. When did Rose Gordon graduate from high school?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1904.

3. In old photos, what type of hat did Ivan's father wear?
(a) Boonie hat.
(b) Stockman's hat.
(c) Baseball cap.
(d) Cowboy hat.

4. How often would the camptender come out to the Doig's cabin?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every other week.
(d) About every ten days.

5. Why did Ivan's mother tell a teacher not to use a well?
(a) There was a dead snake in the well.
(b) There were mice in the well.
(c) There was a dead animal in the well.
(d) There was a dead cat in the well.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Old Auditorium built in White Sulphur Springs?

2. What would the camptender bring when he came out to the Doig's cabin?

3. How many people lived in White Sulphur Springs when Ivan was a boy?

4. When Charlie was helping a scissorbill, who began beating a horse?

5. What was the name of the pet cat that Ivan's parents had?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Thomas Ringer.

2. What did Ivan look like as a boy?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was boarding out?

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

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

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