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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. Where does the story begin?

2. How many students were in Ivan's first grade classroom?

3. How many herding dogs appear in the photographs of Ivan's parents?

4. What color were the dogs that appear with the photographs of Ivan's parents?

5. How many rooms did the cabin have that Ivan lived in with his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Thomas Ringer.

2. Why was it hard for Ivan when he and his father stayed with Ivan's Uncle Angus and his family?

3. Why is the name "Smith River" a misnomer?

4. Why did Bessie marry Tom Ringer?

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

6. What did a forest ranger say about Ivan's mother?

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

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

9. Where did Ivan and his parents go during the last winter of World War II?

10. Where did Bessie work after Tom left and she ended their marriage?

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

Discuss the meaning of the title of the book This House of Sky.

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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