2. Where did Bessie, Charlie, and Ivan go to get groceries when they were on the reservation range?
(a) Valier.
(b) Cut Bank.
(c) Dupuyer.
(d) Browning.

3. Where was the high school located that Ivan attended when his father moved to the new leased ranch?
(a) Pendroy.
(b) Bynum.
(c) Pierce Crossing.
(d) Valier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ivan marry Carol Muller?

2. How many acres was the Jensen ranch?

3. Who was Ivan's closest friend at Latham?

4. About how many sheep did Bessie and Ivan lose while Charlie was off helping McGrath?

5. What job does Ivan take the summer before his senior year of college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe McGrath.

2. What does Ivan imagine Charlie and Bessie doing as he and Carol go about their days together?

3. What was jacketing?

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

5. 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?

6. What was Bessie's last day like?

7. Describe Dupuyer.

8. Describe the house on the Jensen ranch.

9. Why did Charlie almost shoot a man one day on the reservation range?

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

(see the answer keys)

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