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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. Before Ivan's grandmother came back into his life, how many different places had he lived with his father?
(a) 2 to 3 different places.
(b) 5 to 6 different places.
(c) 4 to 5 different places.
(d) 7 to 8 different places.

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

3. Who was Ivan's closest friend at Latham?
(a) Holden.
(b) Grant.
(c) Schulte.
(d) Benjamin.

4. What was the name of the delicatessen-cafe-hangout that was near where Ivan stayed in college?
(a) The Hut.
(b) The Deli.
(c) The Eatery.
(d) The Cafe.

5. During Ivan's second summer of hiring out, where did wheat have to be taken twice a day?
(a) Sunburst.
(b) Chester.
(c) Cut Bank.
(d) Browning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river carved the southern boundary of the grazing land for the sheep on the reservation?

2. Who wrote articles in one of the region's weekly newspapers about the activities of his tribesmen?

3. In what mountain range was the Jensen ranch?

4. When did Ivan qualify for a room of his own in college?

5. What language did Ivan study that first year in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did a sheepwagon look like?

3. What did Ivan do the year after graduating from college?

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

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

6. What happened that made Ivan decide he never wanted anything to do with sheep again during the second summer of herding the sheep on the reservation range?

7. What was Bessie's last day like?

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

9. Describe McGrath.

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

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