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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. What flocks of birds did Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan see when they were on the reservation range?

2. What was the diagnosis for Charlie's illness?

3. Near what range was the Camas ranch?

4. A crew member was hired by McGrath who had to sober up. Where was he from?

5. What would Charlie and Ivan shoot to eat when they were on the reservation range?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dupuyer.

2. What did Harold Chadwick do?

3. What was it like sharing the trailer house when Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan were on the reservation range?

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

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

6. Why did Ivan pitch from the mound at Wrigley Field?

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

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

9. What did Ivan do the year after graduating from college?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Ivan means when he says that "Memory is a set of sagas we live by, much the way of the Norse wildmen in their bear shirts."

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

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

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