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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 many ewes had McGrath put on the grass at Camas?

2. Near what range was the Camas ranch?

3. How long did Angus linger before he died?

4. How many acres was the Jensen ranch?

5. How many of Bessie's children lived in White Sulphur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the house on the Jensen ranch.

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

3. What was Bessie's last day like?

4. What did Harold Chadwick do?

5. What did Ivan make to help with herding the sheep to the reservation range?

6. Describe Dupuyer.

7. If Charlie and Bessie parted ways, why would Ivan choose to live with his father?

8. What would Ivan do when he had a layover during the train trip to and from Northwestern?

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

10. How would Ivan and Bessie try to save the sheep when they were plagued with ticks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why to Ivan his high school years were a regiment of calm rather than the torchlit, raucous time that many high schoolers experience. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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