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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 feeling did Gretel get when she went to Wyoming?
(a) Restful.
(b) An awakening.
(c) Numbness.
(d) Excitement.

2. According to Gretel what did people in Wyoming feel pride about?
(a) That the ranches there were some of the biggest.
(b) That they lived in a harsh place.
(c) That there weren't many people there.
(d) That Yellowstone was located there.

3. How did Gretel's dog teach her to sleep?
(a) In a bed.
(b) Curled against sagebrush.
(c) Curled in a ball.
(d) Stretched out.

4. How did Gretel feel in the winter?
(a) The saddest she had ever been.
(b) Totally alone.
(c) The happiest she had ever been.
(d) Like the first or last person on earth.

5. How many miles was the herding trip that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?
(a) 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the current owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming was a descendant of the original ranchers?

2. What illness prevented Ben from working?

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

4. How many sheep was Gretel herding at the beginning of the book?

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

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