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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles did the ranch land extend in either direction?
(a) 100--120.
(b) 50-60.
(c) 30-40.
(d) 40-50.

2. What time did John leave Gretel on the ridge?
(a) 5 am.
(b) 6 am.
(c) 7 am.
(d) 4 am.

3. What was a mother cow's job on a ranch?
(a) To have babies.
(b) To provide fur.
(c) To provide milk.
(d) To provide food.

4. What word did Gretel use to describe the inside of John's trailer?
(a) Outdated.
(b) Extraordinary.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Fancy.

5. Who quit at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) John.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Steve.

6. What did Gretel say animals gave people?
(a) Appreciation for them.
(b) Unjaded faces.
(c) Food.
(d) Happiness.

7. How much rain does Wyoming get in the fall and spring each year?
(a) Less than 7 inches a year.
(b) Less than 5 inches a year.
(c) Less than 6 inches a year.
(d) Less than 8 inches a year.

8. What did Gretel say winter in Wyoming looked like?
(a) A fictional place.
(b) Hell.
(c) A winter wonderland.
(d) A dungeon.

9. What was a rancher's main job?
(a) Brander.
(b) Cow herder.
(c) Sheep herder.
(d) Food producer.

10. What job did the neighboring rancher prefer?
(a) Irrigating.
(b) Herding.
(c) Slaughtering.
(d) Shearing.

11. What Jane Fonda movie did Gretel mention in Chapter 4?
(a) Cimarron.
(b) 3:10 to Yuma.
(c) Electric Horseman.
(d) The Alamo.

12. What color was the motel that Gretel stayed in when she first arrived in Wyoming?
(a) White.
(b) Tan.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

13. What time of day was it when Gretel arrived in Wyoming?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Night.
(d) Midday.

14. What motel did Gretel stay in when she first arrived in Wyoming?
(a) Days Inn.
(b) Hilton.
(c) Motel Six.
(d) Western.

15. Why did Gretel believe that cowboys were "strong and silent"?
(a) Because they were lonely.
(b) Because that was their personality.
(c) Because they didn't like people.
(d) Because they had no one to talk to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gretel originally go to Wyoming?

2. What direction did the doors of Gretel's wagon face?

3. What were the only things that Gretel could see when she arrived in Wyoming?

4. What was the name of a neighboring rancher who was in his seventies?

5. How long was a cowboy's typical workday?

(see the answer keys)

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