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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did it cost to get cottonseed cake to the ranch for the sheep during the winter of 1948-49?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $3,000.

2. How many birds could Ivan's father shoot at a time in the days before Ivan was born?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

3. How much did Charlie Doig weigh?
(a) 155 pounds.
(b) 135 pounds.
(c) 145 pounds.
(d) 180 pounds.

4. Where does the story begin?
(a) Rocky Mountains.
(b) Bridger Range.
(c) Beartooth Mountains.
(d) Belt Mountains.

5. What would Ivan's mother do to keep him quiet and cool on hot afternoons?
(a) Let him play in the creek.
(b) Let him play in the trees.
(c) Play cards with him.
(d) Read to him.

6. Who was the classmate that Ivan had met before when his dad was manning a haying crew at a valley ranch owned by her family?
(a) Jane Browning.
(b) John Woods.
(c) Susan Buckingham.
(d) Peter Alexander.

7. When did Charlie help a scissorbill feed his cattle?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1931.

8. How many Doigs are known to have gone off to the United States?
(a) 3 brothers and 2 sisters.
(b) 1 brother and 1 sister.
(c) 4 brothers and 3 sisters.
(d) 2 brothers and 3 sisters.

9. What town did Tom and Bessie move to after the owner of the ranch where they worked died?
(a) Margrave.
(b) White Sulphur Springs.
(c) Ringling.
(d) Castle Rock.

10. Who brought Charlie and Ivan to live with his family after Berneta's funeral?
(a) Pete McCabe.
(b) Charlie's youngest brother.
(c) Angus, Charlie's favorite brother.
(d) Ivan's grandfather.

11. When did an earthquake damage the Old Auditorium in White Sulphur Springs?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1925.

12. How often were Ivan's parents supposed to move when they were on the forest reserve?
(a) Once a week.
(b) About every day.
(c) Every two weeks.
(d) Once a month.

13. Where did Tom's family come from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) England.

14. What time of day did Ivan's mother pass away?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) Daybreak.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Midnight.

15. How old was Ivan when his mother died?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did one Doig family member emigrate other than the U.S.?

2. What does Ivan's father remember covered the slopes when it was just him and Ivan's mother?

3. When did Ivan's grandfather come to the United States?

4. What months did Ivan and his parents live in the cabin mentioned in "Time Since."

5. How long might Ivan ride a sawbuck pack saddle as he followed his parents when they were herding?

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