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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Mrs. Tidyman have?
(a) Four sons.
(b) Two sons and two daughters.
(c) Three daughters.
(d) Three sons and one daughter.

2. How far was the reservation range from Dupuyer?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 40 miles.

3. What nickname did Bessie give the birds that she saw on the reservation range?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Trash.
(d) Magpies.

4. Where was the high school located that Ivan attended when his father moved to the new leased ranch?
(a) Bynum.
(b) Pierce Crossing.
(c) Valier.
(d) Pendroy.

5. What nationality were the sheep shearers who sheared the sheep when they were on the reservation range?
(a) Indians.
(b) Mexicans.
(c) Swedes.
(d) Norwegians.

6. How many weeks before McGrath offered Charlie the job on another ranch had Ivan started high school?
(a) Eight weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

7. What instrument could Rudy play?
(a) Harmonica.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Violin.
(d) Guitar.

8. Where did McGrath want Charlie to help him with a ranch?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

9. Near where did Ivan get a job his second summer of hiring out?
(a) Cut Bank.
(b) Sunburst.
(c) Shelby.
(d) Whiskey Gap.

10. Who wrote articles in one of the region's weekly newspapers about the activities of his tribesmen?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Weasel Necklace.
(c) Crow Flies.
(d) Black Pony.

11. When did Charlie learn what was causing his shortness of breath?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1965.

12. How did Ivan get to the place where he got a job his second summer of hiring out?
(a) An old Dodge car.
(b) An old Dodge pickup.
(c) An old Ford pickup.
(d) An old Chevy car.

13. What was the diagnosis for Charlie's illness?
(a) Obstructive lung disease.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Mesothelioma.

14. Where would Ivan have a layover when he took the train to and from Northwestern?
(a) Fargo.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Bismarck.

15. How far was the new ranch that McGrath was leasing from the Camas ranch?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 175 miles.
(d) 130 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often would Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan refill their water cans when they were on the reservation range?

3. What did Ivan start writing fillers for his senior year of college?

4. The Christmas after herding the sheep on the reservation range, how long was Bessie gone?

5. What job does Ivan take the summer before his senior year of college?

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