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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 town did Ivan work that summer after his first year in college?
(a) Near Valier.
(b) Near Dupuyer.
(c) Near Shelby.
(d) Near White Sulphur Springs.

2. How was Angus, Charlie's brother, injured the second summer that Ivan was back from college?
(a) He was in a fight.
(b) He got trampled by cattle.
(c) His horse fell with him.
(d) He fell off a combine.

3. What flocks of birds did Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan see when they were on the reservation range?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Crows.
(d) Seagulls.

4. During Ivan's first job on his own, what did the hale bays weigh that he had to pile onto a moving truck?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) 80 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often would Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan refill their water cans when they were on the reservation range?

2. How far was the new ranch that McGrath was leasing from the Camas ranch?

3. What branch of the military did Ivan serve in?

4. Near where did Ivan get a job his second summer of hiring out?

5. When would lambing season begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. When were the first indications that Charlie was sick?

2. What was Ivan's pattern of life while he was in White Sulphur Springs and Bessie and Charlie were on the Camas ranch?

3. What was it like sharing the trailer house when Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan were on the reservation range?

4. What did Ivan decide to do about college?

5. What was wrong with the sheep when Charlie was off fencing?

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

7. Describe McGrath.

8. What did Harold Chadwick do?

9. Describe the place where Ivan and other financial-aid students lived.

10. Describe the house on the Jensen ranch.

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