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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what decade did settlers first come into Ivan's area of Montana?

2. What Indian tribes used to live in the area where Ivan and his father lived?

3. In the 1890s, what did one Doig family member do for a living until he could size up the Montana countryside?

4. How old was Ivan's grandfather when he came to the United States?

5. How old was Bessie when she and Tom moved to Montana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Ivan's teacher about him?

2. What happened on Ivan's sixth birthday?

3. What two sides were there to Charlie Doig?

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

5. What was boarding out?

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

7. What did Ivan look like as a boy?

8. Why were the clockless mountain summers over for Charlie Doig when Berneta had died?

9. What business did Charlie and Ruth run together?

10. Describe Ivan's mother as she is seen in the photo album that he has.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Ivan's Doig ancestors and his mother's ancestors. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss why some people talked about Charlie Doig as if he were two separate men.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the marriages of Bessie and Tom, Charlie and Berneta, Charlie and Ruth, and Ivan and Carol. Use examples from This House of Sky.

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