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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. What does Wyoming mean in Indian?
(a) At the coyote land.
(b) In the prairie.
(c) At the great mountains.
(d) At the great plains.

2. What type of environment did Ben prefer?
(a) Filled with people.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Interactive.

3. In what season did Gretel arrive in Wyoming?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

4. When did the lambing season end?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) May.

5. What was the population of Wyoming when Gretel moved there?
(a) 570,000
(b) 370,000.
(c) 270,000.
(d) 470,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?

2. How long were the work days at Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

3. How much debt were the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming in when they sold it?

4. Who was the auctioneer auctioning off the largest ranch in Wyoming?

5. What did Gretel relate a big ranch too?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the workers on a ranch treated by the ranch owner?

2. How did those working in the lambing shed try to make a ewe believe that an orphaned lamb was hers?

3. What is the biggest characteristic of the landscape in Wyoming?

4. How did John react to the open space of Wyoming?

5. Why did Ben live 20 miles outside of town?

6. What was Gretel's original motive when moving to Wyoming?

7. What did it mean to "winter in town"?

8. Who was Henry Tucker?

9. What is winter in Wyoming like?

10. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

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