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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the old ranch hand say that there was lots of in Wyoming?
(a) Animals.
(b) Time.
(c) Open space and rattlesnakes.
(d) People.

2. What did Cliff want to be?
(a) A cowboy.
(b) An auctioneer.
(c) A songwriter.
(d) A ranch owner.

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

4. According to Gretel what place in Wyoming did most Wyomingites grudgingly acknowledge?
(a) Laramie.
(b) Alcova.
(c) Devil's Tower.
(d) Jackson Hole.

5. What were farm hands who worked on a ranch provided with?
(a) Horses.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Air conditioned tractors.
(d) Working dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did the herding trip take that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?

2. What was John's nickname?

3. What was Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

4. What impact did the downfall of a big ranch have on it's employees?

5. What does Wyoming mean in Indian?

(see the answer key)

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