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

2. When did Charlie go to work at the Dogie ranch?

3. When Ivan was in first grade, what color hair did the classmate have that Ivan had met before?

4. How many times did Ivan's parents move camp the summer that they were married?

5. How much did Charlie Doig weigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe where Ivan lived with his parents when he was six.

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

3. What is the one thing that Ivan cannot remember about his mother?

4. What happened on Ivan's sixth birthday?

5. What did D.L. Doig raise after his ranch began to prosper?

6. Why did Bessie marry Tom Ringer?

7. When did Bessie break her marriage?

8. Who asked Charlie and Ivan to move in with him so Ivan could start school?

9. Why would Ivan's father work for McGrath?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Ivan's relationship with his grandmother. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether it was as difficult for Bessie to say goodbye to Charlie when he died as it was difficult for her to come and live with him and Ivan. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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

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