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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. As Ivan drove himself and Bessie back to the reservation range after a week away, how many years did he realize that he, Charlie, and Bessie had managed to stay together?

2. What was the name of the Chadwicks' son?

3. What nationality were the sheep shearers who sheared the sheep when they were on the reservation range?

4. When was it first noticed that Charlie was having breathing problems?

5. What work did Charlie and Bessie do in Dupuyer during Ivan's last year of high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dupuyer.

2. Describe McGrath.

3. What was wrong with the sheep when Charlie was off fencing?

4. When were the first indications that Charlie was sick?

5. What was Ivan's pattern of life while he was in White Sulphur Springs and Bessie and Charlie were on the Camas ranch?

6. What would Ivan do when he had a layover during the train trip to and from Northwestern?

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

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

9. How did Mrs. Tidyman die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast McGrath's hired hands Mickey and Rudy. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the roles that Charlie, Bessie, and Ivan played changed over the years, and how Ivan became, in a sense, the parent. Use examples from the book.

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