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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What project did McGrath want Charlie to do shortly after the sheep were settled on the grass at the reservation?
(a) Drive a combine.
(b) Fencing.
(c) Haying.
(d) Making a delivery.

3. Where did Ivan work at college?
(a) In the cafeteria.
(b) In the library.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the campus bookstore.

4. A crew member was hired by McGrath who had to sober up. Where was he from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Norway.
(c) Finland.
(d) Holland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Ivan's grandmother came back into his life, how many different places had he lived with his father?

2. Where did Bessie and Ivan go for a week and leave Charlie to herd the sheep alone at the reservation range?

3. How many men had stayed working as crew with McGrath through the years?

4. What was the name of the delicatessen-cafe-hangout that was near where Ivan stayed in college?

5. Which dog learned to retrieve what Charlie and Ivan would shoot to eat when they were on the reservation range?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that made Ivan decide he never wanted anything to do with sheep again during the second summer of herding the sheep on the reservation range?

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

3. Describe the house on the Jensen ranch.

4. What did Ivan decide to do about college?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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