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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. Near what range was the Camas ranch?
(a) Big Belts.
(b) Big Sheep.
(c) Bridger Mountains.
(d) Bitterroot Range.

2. How long did Angus linger before he died?
(a) Three months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

3. What was the name of the Chadwicks' son?
(a) Billy Bob.
(b) Bryan.
(c) Davy.
(d) Tommy Chad.

4. Where did Bessie spend the Christmas after herding the sheep on the reservation range?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) White Sulphur Springs.
(c) Ringling.
(d) Minnesota.

5. How many butts of hay would Charlie have to get stacked at Camas?
(a) 225.
(b) 150.
(c) 100.
(d) 315.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what town did Ivan work that summer after his first year in college?

2. Who lived in a ranch colony beyond the second ridgeline to the south of the Jensen ranch?

3. What project did McGrath want Charlie to do shortly after the sheep were settled on the grass at the reservation?

4. How many miles was it to the nearest town from the Jensen ranch?

5. From where did Gertie Chadwick's family immigrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was jacketing?

2. How would Ivan and Bessie try to save the sheep when they were plagued with ticks?

3. If Charlie and Bessie parted ways, why would Ivan choose to live with his father?

4. How did Mrs. Tidyman die?

5. How did Charlie settle Ivan and Bessie down after McGrath tore into them for letting sheep die during Charlie's absence?

6. Describe the house on the Jensen ranch.

7. What determined the distance that was traveled each day as the sheep were herded to the reservation range?

8. What was Bessie's last day like?

9. What did Ivan make to help with herding the sheep to the reservation range?

10. What was McGrath's philosophy about hiring hands?

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