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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 old was Berneta when Tom and Bessie moved to Montana?

2. How many children did Ruth have after divorcing Charlie?

3. Where did Charlie and Ivan return to live after Berneta died?

4. What was the name of the restaurant that Charlie and Ruth ran together?

5. In the 1890s, what did one Doig family member do for a living until he could size up the Montana countryside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Charlie decide to ask Bessie to help him with Ivan?

2. Why would Ivan's father work for McGrath?

3. What happened on Ivan's sixth birthday?

4. What surprised Ivan's teacher about him?

5. Describe Thomas Ringer.

6. What business did Charlie and Ruth run together?

7. Why wouldn't Charlie and Ruth end their marriage?

8. Who asked Charlie and Ivan to move in with him so Ivan could start school?

9. What was different about Ruth from the other ranch cooks?

10. Where did Bessie work after Tom left and she ended their marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Charlie meant when he said, "As the fellow says, a fool and his money are soon parted, but ye can't even get introduced around here." Use examples from Charlie's and Ivan's lives.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the events in Ivan's life that led him to choose the life he leads now. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how first Charlie and then Charlie and Bessie made a family for Ivan. Use examples from the book.

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